Sarkić Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarkić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarkić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1141:31,0214,802
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Šarkić (200), Sarkic (115), Sarkiç (2) & Sarkič (1) are calculated separately.

Sarkić Last Name Facts

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

Sarkić is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šarkić, Sarkic, Sarkiç or Sarkič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sarkić.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarkić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sarkić is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Sarkić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sarkić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 31,021. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 23 percent are found and Croatia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šarkić94200/
Sarkic94115/
Sarkiç942/
Sarkič941/
Žarkić83217/
Zarkić8351/
Sarkiz8323/
Jarkić8318/
Carkić833/
Sarkits7730/
Sarkhiz7717/
Sharkiç771/
Sharkich717/
Saharkiz711/
Saharkhiz672,540/
Zorkić67501/
Serkiz67199/
Sarkez6727/
Zarkic6710/
Šerkić679/
Cerkić675/
Sorcić671/
Sharkoich671/

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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 Sarkić
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