Sharkir Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Sharkir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sharkir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharkir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sharkir (Russian: Шаркир) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharkir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sharkir live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Sharkir is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarkir | 92 | 63 | / |
| Saharkhir | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sharker | 86 | 16,832 | / |
| Sarkhir | 86 | 36 | / |
| Sherkir | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sharkirova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shatrker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scherkir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sarker | 77 | 680,933 | / |
| Serkir | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sarcir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sarqir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scharcker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shorkkird | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shorker | 71 | 813 | / |
| Sherker | 71 | 68 | / |
| Sorkhir | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sarquir | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sarkker | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sarkajr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sasrker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sarkear | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zarkhir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarkeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarcker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scherker | 67 | 50 | / |
| Shorkyor | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zarkhair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shourker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schorker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shearcer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarquhir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheirker | 67 | 0 | / |
Sharkir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharkir in the Russian language | ||
| Шаркир | sarkir | - |
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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 Sharkir
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