Sharkan Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sharkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Sharkan (43) may also be a first name.

Sharkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharkan (Russian: Шаркань) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sharkan is the 1,718,748th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Sharkan is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Sharkan live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Sharkan is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 43 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,011,615. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 64 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent live and Kherson Oblast, where 16 percent live. Beside Ukraine Sharkan is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Sharkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

Sharkan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharkan in the Russian language
Шарканьsarkan-

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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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  • 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 Sharkan
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