Sharakhan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sharakhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Sharakhan (21) may also be a first name.
Sharakhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharakhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sharakhan (Hindi: शरखान, Marathi: शरखान) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharakhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Sharakhan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sharakhan reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sharakhan is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name internationally, held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan Sharakhan is most frequent in: Kabul, where 75 percent reside, Khost, where 13 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharakhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharakhan in the Hindi language | ||
| शरखान | sarakhana | - |
| Sharakhan in the Marathi language | ||
| शरखान | sarakhana | 50 |
| शारखान | sarakhana | 25 |
| शरखानारखान | sarakhanarakhana | 12.5 |
| नूरखान | nurakhana | 12.5 |
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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
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- 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 Sharakhan
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