Sarkawi Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Sarkawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0001:132,24913,214
Malaysia2721:108,4357,306
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Sarkawi (8,512) may also be a first name.

Sarkawi Last Name Facts

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

Sarkawi is most common in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 283,789th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sarkawi live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sarkawi is also the 68,278th most common first name in the world, borne by 8,512 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 132,249. In Indonesia Sarkawi is most common in: East Java, where 13 percent reside, Jakarta, where 13 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Sarkawi exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Brunei, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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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 Sarkawi
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