Sarkir Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sarkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sarkir (88) may also be a first name.

Sarkir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarkir (Hindi: शकीर) is most common in Turkey. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkir? popularity and diffusion

Sarkir is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sarkir are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Sarkir is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 88 people.

Sarkir is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,468,329. In Turkey Sarkir is most frequent in: Kars Province, where 43 percent reside, Van Province, where 28 percent reside and Erzurum Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarkhir9236/
Sharkir9213/
Sarker83680,933/
Serkir832/
Sarcir831/
Sarqir831/
Jarkir831/
Carkir830/
Saharkhir803/
Sharker7716,832/
Sorkhir7712/
Sarquir7710/
Sarkker775/
Sarkajr773/
Sherkir773/
Sasrker772/
Sarkear772/
Sarkeer771/
Zarkhir771/
Sarcker770/
Sharkirova751/
Shatrker711/
Zarkhair711/
Jaharkir711/
Sarquhir711/
Scherkir710/
Sorker678,071/
Serker67734/
Zarker67253/
Carker67139/
Sarkerova6738/
Serkır6712/
Sarcer678/
Sarqer672/
Shorkkird671/
Scharcker671/
Jarker671/
Sarcre670/

Sarkir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarkir in the Hindi language
शकीरsakira-

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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 Sarkir
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