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Where Does The Last Name Sharkey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sharkey (Arabic: شاركي, Tibetan: སར་སྐྱི་) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharkey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sharkey is the 24,739^th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 333,709 people. The last name Sharkey is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Sharkey are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 601,629^th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 224 people.

The last name Sharkey is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,554 people, or 1 in 31,371. In The United States Sharkey is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Ireland, where 9 percent are found.

Sharkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sharkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharkey last name grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 587 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 8 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 782 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharkey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sharkey last name are 9.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sharkey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning R 175,692 per year; in United States they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $48,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $49,882 CAD per year.