Sherkan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sherkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Sherkan (15) may also be a first name.
Sherkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherkan (Marathi: शेरखान, Russian: Шеркан) occurs most in Iran. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherkan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sherkan is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Sherkan reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name globally, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most frequent in: Kermanshah Province, where 50 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent are found. Other than Iran it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherkan in the Marathi language | ||
| शेरखान | serakhana | - |
| Sherkan in the Russian language | ||
| Шеркан | serkan | - |
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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 Sherkan
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