Sherkh Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Sherkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sherkh (10) may also be a first name.
Sherkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherkh (Marathi: शेख, Russian: Шерх) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherkh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sherkh is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Sherkh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Sherkh reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sherkh is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 10 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent are found and West Bengal, where 7 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 43 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherkh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 73.91 |
| शेखर् | sekhar | 26.09 |
| Sherkh in the Russian language | ||
| Шерх | serh | - |
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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 Sherkh
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