Sharqia Surname
Approximately 24,134 people bear this surname
Sharqia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 23,224 | 1:831 | 105 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Palestine | 231 | 1:19,692 | 3,156 |
| Jordan | 145 | 1:60,982 | 5,567 |
| Lebanon | 99 | 1:56,940 | 4,461 |
| Yemen | 28 | 1:943,760 | 11,445 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Sharqia (15,972) may also be a first name.
Sharqia Demographics
Sharqia Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sharqia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharqia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sharqia (Georgian: შარქია) is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharqia? popularity and diffusion
Sharqia is the 22,512th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 301,962 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sharqia live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. Sharqia is also the 44,477th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 15,972 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Syria, where it is borne by 23,224 people, or 1 in 831. In Syria Sharqia is mostly found in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 98 percent reside, Aleppo Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Syria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 2 percent reside and Palestine, where 1 percent reside.
Sharqia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharqia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharqia in the Georgian language | ||
| შარქია | sharkia | - |
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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 Sharqia
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