Shirkh Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Shirkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shirkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shirkh (Russian: Ширх) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shirkh.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirkh? popularity and diffusion
Shirkh is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shirkh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,906,348. In Iran Shirkh is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 92 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 15 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirkh in the Russian language | ||
| Ширх | sirh | - |
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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
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- 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 Shirkh
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