Saraks Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Saraks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
The alternate forms: Šaraks (2) are calculated separately.
Saraks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saraks (Russian: Саракс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šaraks. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraks? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Saraks occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Saraks are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 292,864. In Latvia Saraks is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 14 percent are found and Latgale, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šaraks | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sarakhs | 92 | 201 | / |
| Saraksh | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sayraks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sairaks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sharaks | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sarakhsh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sarracks | 86 | 0 | / |
| Saroks | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zaraks | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sharakhsh | 80 | 642 | / |
| Sharracks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Saareks | 77 | 124 | / |
| Sauroks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Charaks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaraksh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shareks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sarax | 73 | 15 | / |
| Saraquse | 71 | 28 | / |
| Jarakhsh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zarakhsh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zahratks | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharocks | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sherakhs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayrachs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarracks | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sharrocks | 67 | 633 | / |
| Charakhsh | 67 | 88 | / |
| Saraux | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sairax | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šaroks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarakz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caracs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coraks | 67 | 0 | / |
Saraks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraks in the Russian language | ||
| Саракс | saraks | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saraks
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