Sherk Surname
Approximately 2,251 people bear this surname
Sherk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,337 | 1:271,099 | 25,439 |
| Canada | 843 | 1:43,708 | 5,407 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 329 | 1:152,640 | 14,109 |
Sherk (54) may also be a first name.
Sherk Demographics
Sherk Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sherk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherk (Hindi: शेरक, Russian: Шерк) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sherk.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 187,948th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,237,470 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Sherk reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sherk is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,337 people, or 1 in 271,099. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 37 percent live and Iraq, where 1 percent live.
Sherk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sherk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sherk surname expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sherk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sherk last name are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.39% registered with the party.
The amount Sherk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,445 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherk in the Hindi language | ||
| शेरक | seraka | - |
| Sherk in the Russian language | ||
| Шерк | serk | - |
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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 Sherk
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