Where Does The Last Name Sarkar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sarkar (Arabic: ساركار, Bengali: সরকার, Georgian: სარკარ, Hindi: सरकार, Marathi: सरकार, Oriya: ସରକାର, Russian: Саркар, Tibetan: སར་ཀཱར་) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Sarkár. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 202^nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,770 people. The surname Sarkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarkar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sarkar is also the 43,436^th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 16,509 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,247,125 people, or 1 in 341. In India Sarkar is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 85 percent live, Assam, where 7 percent live and Tripura, where 6 percent live. Beside India it is found in 108 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Sarkar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarkar last name are 1.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Sarkar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.43% less than the national average, earning €5,578 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning R 253,188 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.37% more than the national average, earning $29,596,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning $54,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $53,911 CAD per year.