Shorken Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Shorken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shorken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shorken Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shorken (Russian: Шоркен) occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shorken is the 10,311,814th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shorken is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Shorken are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Shorken is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Shorken is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorkend9364/
Schorken9326/
Sorken92178/
Shorkin86401/
Shorkyn8645/
Sharken8627/
Sorkenn865/
Sherken861/
Shorkina80359/
Schürken8079/
Shorkyna8051/
Schörken8039/
Scherken802/
Schorkin801/
Schurken801/
Sharkeen801/
Sorkin773,262/
Sürken77174/
Sarken7779/
Sorkyn7771/
Serken7744/
Surken772/
Zorken771/
Sorcen771/
Shchorkin751/
Schurkent751/
Shurkin71950/
Sorkina71425/
Sharkin71172/
Sherkin7191/
Sorkyna7180/
Shurkyn7148/
Szorkin7127/
Sarkoen7126/
Sorkind7116/
Sharkyn7110/
Sherkyn714/
Sharkenova714/
Sorkynd713/
Sorchen711/
Sourkin711/
Shurkenova711/
Siurken711/
Schurkn711/
Sarkeen711/
Ssorkin711/
Soorkyn711/
Surcken710/
Shurkina67720/
Schurkin67267/
Sharkina67155/
Shurkyna6760/
Scharkin6712/
Sharkyna6712/
Surkienė675/
Surkn674/
Shaurkin673/
Scherkin673/
Sheurkin671/
Sharqeen671/
Saharkin671/
Shorchin670/

Shorken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shorken in the Russian language
Шоркенsorken-

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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 Shorken
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