Sarkany Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sarkany Surname User-submission:

The surname Sárkany (Sarkany) means 'dragon'.

Sarkany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3131:64,1477,715
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Canada921:400,49635,373
Hungary331:297,46322,531
France331:2,012,810168,616
Austria301:283,84832,444
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Israel101:855,76354,181
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Sarkány (43), Sárkany (2), Sárkány (3,090), Šarkány (22), Sárkaný (1) & Šárkány (23) are calculated separately.

Sarkany Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sárkany (Sarkany) means 'dragon'.

- mygirl33312

Sarkany Last Name Facts

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

Sarkany is found most in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sarkány, Sárkany, Sárkány, Šarkány, Sárkaný or Šárkány. Click here for other possible spellings of Sarkany.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkany? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarkany is the 461,133rd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Sarkany are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Sarkany is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 64,147. In Romania Sarkany is mostly found in: Mureș County, where 50 percent live, Covasna County, where 22 percent live and Bihor County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Sarkany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarkany last name are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarkany earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $53,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,682 CAD per year.

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