Sharkun Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Sharkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine911:500,24957,402
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Sharkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharkun (Hindi: शरकुन, Marathi: शरकून, Russian: Шаркун) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharkun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sharkun is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Sharkun is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Sharkun are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 500,249. In Ukraine Sharkun is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 82 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Poltava Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Sharkun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharkhun93248/
Sarkun92226/
Sarkune8634/
Szarkun865/
Sarkhun861/
Sherkun861/
Charkun861/
Sarkund861/
Sarkoun861/
Sharkon861/
Sharkunova82673/
Sarkhoun804/
Charkoun802/
Sharkhunova7826/
Sorkun771,168/
Sarkon7785/
Serkun7722/
Sarkunova752/
Sarkoen7126/
Chorkun7114/
Sarkhon714/
Shorkunova713/
Saurkum711/
Zarkoun711/
Sorkhun711/
Sarckon711/
Chairkum671/
Sarcunova636/
Chorkeung631/
Sarcon621,057/
Sorkon6217/
Zarcun621/
Cerkun621/
Sorkhunova5910/
Chorkum5710/
Zarqoun574/
Saircon571/
Siarcon571/

Sharkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharkun in the Hindi language
शरकुनsarakuna-
Sharkun in the Marathi language
शरकूनsarakuna-
Sharkun in the Russian language
Шаркунsarkun-

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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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  • 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 Sharkun
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