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 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
Sherk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherk in the Hindi language | ||
| शेरक | seraka | - |
| Sherk in the Russian language | ||
| Шерк | serk | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sherk
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis