Sharkas Surname

120,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sharkas Surname User-submission:

The surname is the Arabic translation of Circassian. Holders of the surname may have an ancestry of Circassian origins.

Sharkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,3561:27,3943,030
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sharkas (89) may also be a first name.

Sharkas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is the Arabic translation of Circassian. Holders of the surname may have an ancestry of Circassian origins.

- ehab_eldeeb

Sharkas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharkas (Oriya: ଶକର୍ାସ, Russian: Шаркас) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharkas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 120,463rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,914,752 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sharkas reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 88 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sharkas is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 89 people.

The last name Sharkas is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,356 people, or 1 in 27,394. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sharkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sharkas last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Sharkas earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharkass9311/
Sharkaus931/
Sarkas92153/
Siarkas86115/
Sarkash8626/
Sharkaz863/
Sarkhas861/
Charkass8012/
Sarkhash8011/
Charrkas806/
Siargkas805/
Sharkeys802/
Sarkause801/
Sharqash801/
Sarkos77102/
Sarkaz7756/
Serkas774/
Sarcas773/
Sarkasova7516/
Sharkhosh751/
Charcas711,612/
Siarkos71238/
Sarkosh7118/
Sarkhos7113/
Sarkeys717/
Sorkash717/
Sarkeis716/
Siarcas712/
Sarkose712/
Soirkas711/
Chorkas711/
Szerkas711/
Saharkhosh711/
Sourkas711/
Sherkaz711/
Sarıkaş711/
Sarkhosh676,266/
Seirekas6723/
Charkatz6716/
Soorkash673/
Sarkhost671/
Siargkos671/

Sharkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharkas in the Oriya language
ଶକର୍ାସsakarasa-
Sharkas in the Russian language
Шаркасsarkas-

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