Sharkhan Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Sharkhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 69 | 1:465,988 | 6,093 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Sharkhan (162) may also be a first name.
Sharkhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharkhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharkhan (Georgian: შარხან, Hindi: शेरखान, Marathi: शेरखान, Russian: Шархан) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sharkhan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharkhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sharkhan is the 1,604,449th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Sharkhan occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sharkhan are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most common forename at a global level, held by 162 people.
The last name Sharkhan is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 465,988. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 30 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 13 percent reside and Kunduz, where 10 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan Sharkhan exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharkhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharkhan in the Georgian language | ||
| შარხან | sharkhan | - |
| Sharkhan in the Hindi language | ||
| शेरखान | serakhana | - |
| Sharkhan in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरखान | serakhana | 75 |
| खान | khana | 25 |
| Sharkhan in the Russian language | ||
| Шархан | sarhan | - |
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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 Sharkhan
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