Sharqi Surname
Approximately 17,665 people bear this surname
Sharqi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 7,050 | 1:2,738 | 323 |
| Iraq | 5,235 | 1:6,690 | 597 |
| Egypt | 2,502 | 1:36,745 | 3,820 |
| Iran | 1,005 | 1:76,401 | 7,871 |
| Yemen | 908 | 1:29,103 | 2,793 |
| Jordan | 321 | 1:27,547 | 3,621 |
| Pakistan | 259 | 1:689,745 | 10,451 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Sharqi (345) may also be a first name.
Sharqi Demographics
Sharqi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sharqi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharqi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharqi is held by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharqi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,234th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 412,542 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sharqi are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 469,697th most common first name globally, borne by 345 people.
The last name Sharqi is most numerous in Syria, where it is held by 7,050 people, or 1 in 2,738. In Syria it is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 99 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 1 percent live and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Syria Sharqi exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 30 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Sharqi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.
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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
- 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 Sharqi
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