Sarkin Surname

88,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sarkin Surname Definition:

From place name in Poland (Sarkave).

Sarkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9201:45,1893,517
Turkey9281:83,8597,600
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Niger1161:165,4485,964
Russia1001:1,441,23199,834
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sarkin (7,958) may also be a first name.

Sarkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Poland (Sarkave).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sarkin Last Name Facts

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

Sarkin (Arabic: ساركين, Hindi: सर्किना, Marathi: सरकीन, Russian: Саркин) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sarkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 88,815th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,347,798 people. Sarkin is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sarkin reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sarkin is also the 71,334th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 7,958 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,920 people, or 1 in 45,189. In Nigeria Sarkin is most common in: Zamfara, where 23 percent live, Bauchi, where 22 percent live and Sokoto, where 21 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Sarkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sarkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sarkin last name increased 1,172 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sarkin surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.3% more than the national average, earning R 585,300 per year and in United States they earn 21.79% more than the national average, earning $52,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarkina92263/
Sharkin92172/
Sarckin921/
Sarkisn921/
Sharkina86155/
Scharkin8612/
Shaurkin863/
Saurkina861/
Saharkin861/
Shairkin861/
Sorkin833,262/
Serkin832,133/
Zarkin83434/
Carkin83363/
Sarken8379/
Jarkin8371/
Çarkin8317/
Sarkyn833/
Xarkin831/
Sarcin830/
Sarkinova803/
Shaurkina802/
Sorkina77425/
Shorkin77401/
Zharkin77164/
Sherkin7791/
Sarchin7785/
Zarkina7746/
Sharken7727/
Szorkin7727/
Sarkoen7726/
Serkijn7722/
Sorkind7716/
Sierkin7711/
Sharkyn7710/
Sharqin779/
Sarkyna778/
Zarzkin774/
Sarquin774/
Seerkin774/
Çarkina773/
Zaerkin771/
Ssorkin771/
Sarkeen771/
Jaurkin771/
Zarhkin771/
Zaarkin771/
Cairkin771/
Sergkin771/
Sourkin771/
Šaurkin771/
Serckin771/
Sórkina771/
Sõrkina771/
Šarkienė71651/
Shorkina71359/
Zharkina71110/
Zaharkin7128/
Dzharkin7117/
Sharkyna7112/
Sharchin715/
Scherkin713/
Zaurkina712/
Schorkin711/
Sheurkin711/
Shahrkim711/
Sharkeen711/
Zaarkina711/
Hjarking711/
Charking711/
Zorkin672,253/
Corkin67867/
Zerkin67186/
Sorken67178/
Sarkenova67156/
Sorkyn6771/
Serken6744/
Jorkin6729/
Zaharkina6729/
Sarcen6724/
Çarkim6721/
Dzharkina6718/
Sorkim6717/
Zarken6712/
Carken677/
Jarqin674/
Şorkin673/
Sarkynova672/
Zhaurkina672/
Shaurkyna672/
Şarqin671/
Sarqinova671/
Sorkinova671/
Sorcin671/
Shchorkin671/
Jarken671/
Zarėkienė671/
Jarkyn671/
Zarcin670/
Carrkn670/

Sarkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarkin in the Marathi language
सरकीनsarakina-
Sarkin in the Hindi language
सर्किनाsarkina33.33
सरकीनsarakina33.33
सारकीनsarakina33.33
Sarkin in the Russian language
Саркинsarkin-
Sarkin in the Arabic language
ساركينsarkyn-

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