Sarkes Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sarkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sarkes (80) may also be a first name.

Sarkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarkes (Bengali: সার্কেস, Oriya: ସେକର୍ସ) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkes? popularity and diffusion

Sarkes is the 704,927th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname Sarkes is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Sarkes reside; 51 percent reside in North Africa and 51 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sarkes is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name globally, held by 80 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Beside Egypt this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Sarkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sarkes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sarkes surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarkes last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Sarkes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $55,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarkees92577/
Sarkies92259/
Sarkesh9217/
Sarkeys927/
Sarkeis926/
Sarkess924/
Scarkes921/
Sarkese921/
Searkes921/
Sharkes921/
Saurkes920/
Sarckees8618/
Sharkeys862/
Sarkis8321,427/
Serkes83356/
Sarces8357/
Sarkys8351/
Sarkez8327/
Jarkes8310/
Carkes831/
Sorkes831/
Sarkís831/
Sarkesova801/
Zarkesh771,148/
Sarches77163/
Serkies77146/
Sarkiss77119/
Sarkyts7797/
Sharkis7778/
Sarques7744/
Sourkes7730/
Carkees778/
Serkess777/
Serkees777/
Sarckis776/
Serkeis774/
Sarkish773/
Sharkys772/
Serckes772/
Jarkesh771/
Sherkes771/
Sarkhez771/
Sarqees771/
Szerkes771/
Shorkes770/
Jarckes770/
Sarceys770/
Sarkeshova751/
Sherkesh71126/
Scourkes7127/
Zarkesch7111/
Sarkisse712/
Sarquese711/
Sarquest711/
Sharkish711/
Zahrkesh711/
Zarkhesh711/
Sarqueis711/
Sarkisova675,578/
Serkis67676/
Sarkysova67463/
Serkez67230/
Serkys67142/
Sarkiş6789/
Zarkis6752/
Carkis6725/
Sarkiz6723/
Sarcis6723/
Sorkis6712/
Sarqis676/
Zarces672/
Särkäs672/
Šarkis672/
Sarkisowa672/
Corkes672/
Sorces672/
Sarkiç672/
Zarqes671/
Sérkez671/
Šarkys671/
Sorkys671/
Serkeş671/

Sarkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarkes in the Bengali language
সার্কেসsarkesa-
Sarkes in the Oriya language
ସେକର୍ସsekarsa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarkes
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