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 or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sharkhan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharkhan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,604,449th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently held first name in the world, borne by 162 people.
This surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 465,988. In Afghanistan Sharkhan is mostly found in: Kabul, where 30 percent live, Nangarhar, where 13 percent live and Kunduz, where 10 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.
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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