Sarkh Surname
Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname
Sarkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,181 | 1:65,015 | 6,887 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sarkh (50) may also be a first name.
Sarkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarkh (Marathi: शारेख) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 312,624th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarkh reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 50 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 1,181 people, or 1 in 65,015. In Iran Sarkh is most common in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent live and North Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Iran Sarkh exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarkh in the Marathi language | ||
| शारेख | sarekha | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sarkh
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