Sharks Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sharks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Jordan1941:45,5804,784
Lebanon991:56,9404,461
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Palestine421:108,3067,200
Syria341:567,6775,483
Israel131:658,28045,106
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

Sharks (39) may also be a first name.

Sharks Last Name Facts

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

Sharks is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,797th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,523,616 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sharks are found; 61 percent are found in North Africa and 61 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 39 people.

The surname Sharks is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 976 people, or 1 in 94,196. Excluding Egypt Sharks occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 12 percent live and Lebanon, where 6 percent live.

Sharks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sharks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharks surname fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sharks surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Sharks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning $36,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharkss921/
Scharks921/
Sharcks920/
Sarks9196/
Scharkss8610/
Searks832/
Sarkcs831/
Sharkz831/
Siarks831/
Sarcks831/
Sherks830/
Shorks830/
Saurks830/
Scherks7715/
Sargs7324/
Sharx732/
Sorks731/
Sarıksız7193/
Sarksova711/
Sierks67337/
Sarqus675/
Sarggs671/
Shorgs671/
Seirks671/
Chargs670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sharks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis