Sherka Surname
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Sherka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 441 | 1:174,110 | 14,638 |
| Syria | 428 | 1:45,096 | 2,505 |
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Sherka (6,567) may also be a first name.
Sherka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherka (Marathi: शेरकर, Russian: Шерка) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 357,522nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,179,848 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sherka reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Levant. Sherka is also the 80,873rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 6,567 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 174,110. In Iran Sherka is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 47 percent are found, North Khorasan Province, where 27 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 42 percent are found and Iraq, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherka in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरकर | serakara | 50 |
| शेरका | seraka | 50 |
| Sherka in the Russian language | ||
| Шерка | serka | - |
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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 Sherka
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