Sarkana Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sarkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Sárkáná (2) & Šárkáná (1) are calculated separately.

Sarkana (75) may also be a first name.

Sarkana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarkana (Hindi: सरकना, Russian: Саркана) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sárkáná or Šárkáná. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarkana is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sarkana are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 75 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 82 percent live and Telangana, where 18 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Latvia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarkana in the Hindi language
सरकनाsarakana60
सर्कानाsarkana20
सरकानाsarakana20
Sarkana in the Russian language
Сарканаsarkana-

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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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  • 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 Sarkana
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