Sarkis Surname

25,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sarkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon7,1401:790147
Iraq3,0861:11,349853
United States1,8871:192,08219,008
Egypt1,8001:51,0754,987
Saudi Arabia1,7891:17,2482,391
Syria1,3481:14,3181,135
Brazil1,0951:195,5027,531
France4321:153,75623,866
Canada3441:107,10911,509
Australia3131:86,2489,971
Iran2371:323,97722,300
Sweden1951:50,4963,894
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Jordan1581:55,9655,337
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Venezuela1171:258,1556,323
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England721:773,86242,299
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Chile271:652,46215,367
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Israel171:503,39037,521
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

The alternate forms: Sarkiş (89), Šarkis (2) & Sarkís (1) are calculated separately.

Sarkis (16,875) may also be a first name.

Sarkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarkis (Arabic: ساركس, Georgian: სარკის, Hindi: सर्किस, Russian: Саркис) occurs most in Lebanon. It can occur as: Sarkiş, Šarkis or Sarkís. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,175th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 340,110 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sarkis live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. Sarkis is also the 42,744th most common first name on earth, borne by 16,875 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 7,140 people, or 1 in 790. In Lebanon Sarkis is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 45 percent reside, North Governorate, where 29 percent reside and Beqaa Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Beside Lebanon Sarkis is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Sarkis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sarkis last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Maronite (62%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sarkis surname are 39.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sarkis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 210.93% more than the national average, earning R 738,888 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.61% less than the national average, earning $17,115,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning $52,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $48,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarkiş9489/
Šarkis942/
Sarkís941/
Sarkies92259/
Sarkiss92119/
Sharkis9278/
Sarkeis926/
Sarckis926/
Sarkish923/
Sarkisse862/
Sharkish861/
Serkis83676/
Sarkes83417/
Zarkis8352/
Sarkys8351/
Carkis8325/
Sarkiz8323/
Sarcis8323/
Sorkis8312/
Sarqis836/
Sarkiç832/
Sarkisova805,578/
Sarkisowa802/
Sarquis772,135/
Sarkees77577/
Serkies77146/
Sarkyts7797/
Sarchis7740/
Zarkish7722/
Sarkesh7717/
Sarkhiz7717/
Sorkish7710/
Sarkeys777/
Serkeis774/
Sarkess774/
Serkish772/
Sharkys772/
Sharkiç771/
Serkisz771/
Searkes771/
Searcis771/
Scarkes771/
Zarkise771/
Sarkese771/
Sharkes771/
Saurkes770/
Sarkissova7520/
Zarkaish7121/
Sarquist7120/
Sarckees7118/
Sharkich717/
Sharkeys712/
Zaharkis711/
Scherkis711/
Sarqueis711/
Saharkiz711/
Sarkysova67463/
Serkes67356/
Serkiz67199/
Sarqisova67189/
Serkys67142/
Sarkizova6775/
Sarces6757/
Sorcis6746/
Zorkis6734/
Sarkez6727/
Cerkis6710/
Jarkes6710/
Sarquisse679/
Zerkis677/
Corkis674/
Särkäs672/
Sorkisova672/
Carkes671/
Sarkesova671/
Sharkoich671/
Sorkes671/
Šarkys671/
Sorkys671/
Serkiç671/
Serkiś671/

Sarkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarkis in the Georgian language
სარკისsarkis-
Sarkis in the Hindi language
सर्किसsarkisa-
Sarkis in the Russian language
Саркисsarkis-
Sarkis in the Arabic language
ساركسsarks-
سركسsrks-
ساركيسsarkys-
سركيسsrkys-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarkis
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