Sarkan Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Sarkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1231:624,24834,230
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Şarkan (208), Šarkan (101), Šárkan (18), Šarkán (14) & Šárkán (8) are calculated separately.

Sarkan (934) may also be a first name.

Sarkan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sarkan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sarkan (Hindi: सरकन, Oriya: ସକର୍ନ, Russian: Саркан) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Şarkan, Šarkan, Šárkan, Šarkán or Šárkán. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sarkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 642,991st most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Sarkan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Sarkan reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sarkan is also the 264,552nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 934 people.

The last name Sarkan is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 624,248. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 23 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent reside. Beside Iran Sarkan is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Sarkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sarkan are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Sarkan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.46% less than the national average, earning $28,713 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şarkan94208/
Šarkan94101/
Sarıkan921,712/
Sarkhan92495/
Sarkane92390/
Sharkan92113/
Searkan9219/
Sarkaan926/
Sarkang924/
Szarkan921/
Šárkan8918/
Šarkán8914/
Sharkhan86126/
Sahrkhan8631/
Scharkan8611/
Searkhan862/
Sairkhan861/
Saarkhan861/
Sarkhand861/
Szarkane861/
Sharkang861/
Sajrkhan861/
Saerkhan861/
Siarkhan861/
Sarcan832,021/
Zarkan83427/
Serkan83309/
Sarkon8385/
Sorkan8375/
Çarkan8337/
Jarkan8310/
Šárkán838/
Carkan834/
Sarqan832/
Sarkaã831/
Saharkhan8045/
Sarkanova8024/
Sharkhane807/
Shaerkaan804/
Shairkhan802/
Sarkanová801/
Sairkhaan801/
Sarkhhand801/
Shaarkhan801/
Shahrkhan801/
Sharqkhan801/
Shasrkhan801/
Zarkhan772,332/
Sorkhan77524/
Zarkane77174/
Serkhan7725/
Jarkhan776/
Sherkan775/
Jarkand774/
Sarkong774/
Sarkhon774/
Sharqan773/
Sarkone773/
Sharkon771/
Sarkoun771/
Sarckon771/
Sarcant771/
Zarkahn771/
Sarkhanova7536/
Sharkanova7532/
Shearkhane751/
Shaharkhan751/
Shahtrkhan751/
Sherkhan712,138/
Zahrkhan7124/
Sharkhanova7123/
Sarcıhan7117/
Zarkhanh718/
Charkand718/
Charkhan715/
Sourkhan714/
Sarkhoun714/
Sarkhond712/
Hzarkhan712/
Seerkhan712/
Zharkhan711/
Sorkhand711/
Sharqaan711/
Serkağan711/
Searkong711/
Sharkham711/
Zayrkhan711/
Zarzkhan711/
Zarqkhan711/
Jasrkhan711/
Sercan672,345/
Sarcon671,057/
Corkan67151/
Carcan67112/
Jorkan6772/
Šarkanová6759/
Zarkon6752/
Jarcan6751/
Sorcan6732/
Zorkan6726/
Zarcan6717/
Sorkon6717/
Shourkhan6716/
Charkhand679/
Sheerkhan679/
Zarqan677/
Zarkanova676/
Zerkan673/
Sorkanova672/
Serkon672/
Jarkon672/
Sarcanova671/
Zharkhand671/
Sourkhane671/
Saharqand671/
Shoorkhan671/
Shahrqand671/
Chairkhan671/

Sarkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarkan in the Oriya language
ସକର୍ନsakarna-
Sarkan in the Hindi language
सरकनsarakana90.91
सर्कनsarkana9.09
Sarkan in the Russian language
Сарканsarkan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarkan
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