Sharken Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Sharken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sharken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharken (Russian: Шаркен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sharken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sharken are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 26 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Sharken exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Sharken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sharken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharken surname rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharken Last Name Statistics demography

Sharken earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $35,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharkeen931/
Sarken9279/
Sharkin86172/
Sarkoen8626/
Sharkyn8610/
Shorken863/
Sherken861/
Sarkeen861/
Sharkenova824/
Sharkina80155/
Shorkend8064/
Schörken8039/
Schorken8026/
Scharkin8012/
Sharkyna8012/
Shaurkin803/
Scherken802/
Shairkin801/
Saharkin801/
Sharqeen801/
Sarkin775,407/
Sorken77178/
Serken7744/
Sarcen7724/
Sarkyn773/
Sarkenova75156/
Shaurkina752/
Shaurkyna752/
Shorkin71401/
Sarkina71263/
Charkyn71183/
Sherkin7191/
Shorkyn7145/
Sharqin719/
Sarkyna718/
Sorkenn715/
Saurkenova714/
Sherkyn714/
Şarkent713/
Sarckin711/
Sarchen711/
Sarkisn711/
Šarkienė67651/
Shorkina67359/
Shorkyna6751/
Zaharkin6728/
Sharchin675/
Scherkin673/
Schorkin671/
Sheurkin671/
Shahrkim671/
Charking671/
Saurkina671/

Sharken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharken in the Russian language
Шаркенsarken-

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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 Sharken
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