Sherk Surname

187,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Sherk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3371:271,09925,439
Canada8431:43,7085,407
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:152,64014,109

Sherk (54) may also be a first name.

Sherk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherk (Hindi: शेरक, Russian: Шерк) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sherk is the 187,948th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,237,470 people. The surname Sherk is mostly found 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 frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,337 people, or 1 in 271,099. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 37 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.

Sherk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sherk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sherk surname increased 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sherk 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 US average, with 63.39% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherke91381/
Scherk91334/
Sherck91235/
Shierk9189/
Sherkh9128/
Sheirk911/
Sherks910/
Serk89165/
Scherck83256/
Scherke8357/
Schierk8323/
Scherks8315/
Schaerk8310/
Sheerke832/
Sheirkh832/
Sherrkh832/
Shierkh831/
Schoerk831/
Scheurk830/
Shearck830/
Shirk809,140/
Shark802,475/
Serke802,420/
Sierk80490/
Serck80304/
Shork8043/
Serkh8035/
Sherg8011/
Sherc808/
Sherq803/
Shyrk803/
Soerk802/
Szerk802/
Sahrk802/
Scerk801/
Seark801/
Seerk801/
Sherx801/
Sehrk801/
Seirk800/
Sherkova7726/
Scheerke778/
Shirke7365,204/
Seyrek738,510/
Schork733,173/
Shorkh731,695/
Schirk73605/
Scherg73525/
Sierck73438/
Sharkh73371/
Sierks73337/
Schark73215/
Shirck7394/
Shirks7383/
Sejrek7382/
Schörk7359/
Sierke7355/
Serckx7334/
Shirkh7320/
Sharck7316/
Shahrk737/
Shorck736/
Cherks735/
Seerke733/
Shearg733/
Searck733/
Sahark732/
Searke731/
Seirks731/
Shjrke731/
Seirke731/
Shairk731/
Szerke731/
Seerkh731/
Shuirk731/
Shaark731/
Seirck730/
Sehrke730/
Cheerk730/
Sherkhova7175/
Scherková7120/
Scherkova711/
Serkova676,488/
Sark673,207/
Sirk672,346/
Serg67973/
Schirck67396/
Sork67323/
Cerk67311/
Siercks67270/
Siercke67140/
Schorck6788/
Scharck6751/
Shahrkh6732/
Shirkhe6719/
Serc6718/
Schörck6711/
Shergue677/
Šerk673/
Shirkke672/
Shirrke672/
Shairke672/
Sheerhq672/
Serq672/
Syrk672/
Shairkh671/
Cheerke671/
Scheerg671/
Scherhc671/
Shihrke671/
Sharhck671/
Sharkck671/
Schörke671/
Serx671/
Shirkhz671/
Xerk671/
Sheehrg670/

Sherk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherk in the Hindi language
शेरकseraka-
Sherk in the Russian language
Шеркserk-

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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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