Sherkawi Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Sherkawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Sherkawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherkawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherkawi is found in Kuwait more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherkawi? popularity and diffusion
Sherkawi is the 2,352,516th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Sherkawi live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most commonly held in Kuwait, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Barring Kuwait this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 17 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scherkawi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Serkawi | 93 | 21 | / |
| Sharkawi | 88 | 3,823 | / |
| Sherkawy | 88 | 473 | / |
| Cherkawi | 88 | 166 | / |
| Sherqawi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shorkawi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherkawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sharkhawi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sharkawie | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sharkawii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaerqawi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaerkawy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sherkhavi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sarkawi | 80 | 1,357 | / |
| Zerkawi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sherkavich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sharqawi | 75 | 71,844 | / |
| Sharkawy | 75 | 16,523 | / |
| Sharkawe | 75 | 127 | / |
| Hsarkawi | 75 | 46 | / |
| Sjarkawi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sarkhawi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sarkawie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherqawy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zerkhawi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharkavi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shirkabi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shirkawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharkawey | 71 | 153 | / |
| Sharkawee | 71 | 21 | / |
| Serkowich | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sharkaway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sharkhawy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharquawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarkowi | 67 | 614 | / |
| Sarqawi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cherkhavyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Serkewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serkava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherkovich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sherkawi
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