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 found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sarkh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkh? popularity and diffusion
Sarkh is the 312,624th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. Sarkh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarkh are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sarkh is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 50 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 1,181 people, or 1 in 65,015. In Iran Sarkh is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 13 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent live and North Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Iran it is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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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