Sarker Surname

780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sarker Surname User-submission:

The Sarker surname means 'government' in both Bangla and Hindi, also means 'criminal don' in Hindi, related to headship in Persian as well.

Sarker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh669,2181:23829
India7,3371:104,5486,855
United States8571:422,93936,609
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
United Arab Emirates5481:16,7192,010
England3401:163,87715,242
Canada3311:111,31611,908
Australia3081:87,64810,106
Qatar2751:8,575940
Thailand1531:461,68980,914
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Malaysia851:346,99118,513
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Sweden491:200,95413,911
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Finland151:366,44725,366
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
China71:195,331,65210,124
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Iceland31:126,6975,403
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France21:33,211,361423,184
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Sarker (7,900) may also be a first name.

Sarker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sarker surname means 'government' in both Bangla and Hindi, also means 'criminal don' in Hindi, related to headship in Persian as well.

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Sarker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarker (Bengali: সরকার, Hindi: सरकार, Marathi: सरकार, Russian: Саркер) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sarker.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 780th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,702 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarker are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sarker is also the 71,682nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 7,900 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 669,218 people, or 1 in 238. Outside of Bangladesh Sarker is found in 70 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Sarker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sarker has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sarker surname rose 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sarker last name are 2.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.43% less than the national average, earning €7,379 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.49% less than the national average, earning R 86,772 per year; in United States they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $49,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.88% less than the national average, earning $39,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharker9216,832/
Sarkker925/
Sasrker922/
Sarkear922/
Sarkeer921/
Sarcker920/
Shatrker861/
Sorker838,071/
Serker83734/
Zarker83253/
Carker83139/
Sarkir8363/
Sarcer838/
Sarqer832/
Jarker831/
Sarkerova8038/
Scharcker801/
Shorker77813/
Sarcher7789/
Sherker7768/
Sarkhir7736/
Jaråker7715/
Sharkir7713/
Söråker7713/
Jaurker775/
Sarkajr773/
Sierker772/
Carrker772/
Carkeer771/
Sourker771/
Sorkher771/
Zarkher771/
Sarquer771/
Zharker771/
Sarcear771/
Soerker770/
Sorrker770/
Scherker7150/
Sourkere711/
Shourker711/
Schorker711/
Shearcer711/
Searcher710/
Sheirker710/
Corker673,501/
Zorker6727/
Zerker6725/
Serkır6712/
Sorcer678/
Saharkhir673/
Jorker672/
Serkir672/
Sarcir671/
Jarkir671/
Sarqir671/
Scherkher670/
Cerker670/
Sarcre670/
Carkir670/

Sarker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarker in the Bengali language
সরকারsarakara-
Sarker in the Hindi language
सरकारsarakara-
Sarker in the Marathi language
सरकारsarakara-
Sarker in the Russian language
Саркерsarker-

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