Sharfenberg Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Sharfenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharfenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sharfenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharfenberg (Russian: Шарфенберг) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharfenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sharfenberg live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Sharfenberg is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Sharfenberg is most common in: Moscow, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Armenia, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Sharfenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sharfenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sharfenberg surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharfenberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharfenberg in the Russian language
Шарфенбергsarfenberg-

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Footnotes

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