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
Sarkh (Marathi: शारेख) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sarkh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sarkh is the 312,624th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. Sarkh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarkh live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 50 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 65,015. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent are found and North Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Iran it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
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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