Serk Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Serk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Laos41:1,647,081888
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Šerk (3) are calculated separately.

Serk (226) may also be a first name.

Serk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serk (Russian: Серк) is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šerk. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Serk are found; 25 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 25 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 598,137th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 226 people.

Serk is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 60,675. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Drava, where 100 percent live. Other than Slovenia Serk occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Serk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Serk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Serk surname expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Serk Last Name Statistics demography

Serk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerk923/
Serke892,420/
Sherk892,251/
Sierk89490/
Serck89304/
Serkh8935/
Soerk892/
Szerk892/
Scerk891/
Seark891/
Seerk891/
Sehrk891/
Seirk890/
Seyrek808,510/
Sierck80438/
Sherke80381/
Sierks80337/
Scherk80334/
Sherck80235/
Shierk8089/
Sejrek8082/
Sierke8055/
Serckx8034/
Sherkh8028/
Seerke803/
Searck803/
Searke801/
Seirks801/
Sheirk801/
Seirke801/
Szerke801/
Seerkh801/
Sherks800/
Seirck800/
Sehrke800/
Sark753,207/
Sirk752,346/
Gerk752,117/
Serg75973/
Zerk75720/
Sork75323/
Cerk75311/
Srek7565/
Jerk7534/
Serc7518/
Serq752/
Syrk752/
Serx751/
Xerk751/
Serkova736,488/
Siercks73270/
Scherck73256/
Siercke73140/
Scherke7357/
Schierk7323/
Scherks7315/
Schaerk7310/
Sheerke732/
Sheirkh732/
Sherrkh732/
Shierkh731/
Sehrcke731/
Schoerk731/
Scheurk730/
Shearck730/
Gerke6713,205/
Shirk679,140/
Syrek672,977/
Shark672,475/
Jerke672,139/
Sirek671,971/
Sorkh671,927/
Sarkh671,203/
Sirke67747/
Shrek67411/
Zierk67373/
Szrek67334/
Zerck67159/
Sejrková6784/
Shork6743/
Cerke6743/
Zerke6734/
Gehrk6730/
Sherkova6726/
Gerck6726/
Szyrk6726/
Sargk6725/
Jerkø6720/
Szerc6717/
Sherg6711/
Jerck6711/
Sercq679/
Scheerke678/
Sherc678/
Šerks675/
Tjerk675/
Soirk675/
Searc674/
Cerks674/
Øzerk674/
Sarkk674/
Srekh673/
Sherq673/
Shyrk673/
Zeerk672/
Sejrkova672/
Sahrk672/
Sreke672/
Sergg671/
Sreck671/
Ceark671/
Zeirk671/
Serckova671/
Serkhova671/
Szork671/
Syrke671/
Sirck671/
Jerkz671/
Jherk671/
Zeark671/
Sarrk671/
Sergő671/
Sairk671/
Sherx671/
Serhg671/
Sarhk671/
Gerkc671/
Sorck670/
Sergs670/
Seirg670/
Seerg670/
Zesrk670/
Sirrk670/
Saerg670/
Searg670/
Cerck670/
Sierg670/

Serk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serk in the Russian language
Серкserk-

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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 Serk
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