Shorkh Surname

236,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Shorkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1,6091:5,4961,107
Palestine521:87,4786,579
Syria271:714,8535,897
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shorkh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shorkh (Russian: Шорх) occurs most in Jordan. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorkh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,965th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,299,437 people. The surname Shorkh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shorkh reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.

The surname is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is borne by 1,609 people, or 1 in 5,496. In Jordan it is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 77 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 11 percent live and Aqaba Governorate, where 9 percent live. Barring Jordan it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 3 percent live and Syria, where 2 percent live.

Shorkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shorkh surname is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoorkh921/
Sorkh911,927/
Shork9143/
Schork833,173/
Sharkh83371/
Sorkhe83326/
Sorkht8337/
Sherkh8328/
Shurkh8316/
Shorck836/
Shorke832/
Shorch831/
Shorks830/
Sork80323/
Shorkhova806/
Schorch77354/
Schorck7788/
Shahrkh7732/
Sherrkh772/
Schoerk771/
Shark732,475/
Sherk732,251/
Sarkh731,203/
Sourk7396/
Sorke7376/
Sorch7356/
Serkh7335/
Shurk7332/
Surkh7319/
Sorhe7314/
Zorkh739/
Soirk735/
Sahrk732/
Sorgh732/
Shorg732/
Soerk732/
Shorc731/
Sehrk731/
Shorj731/
Szork731/
Sorks731/
Sorck730/
Suork730/
Suhrk730/
Schorcht71646/
Shorkova7134/
Schorcke712/
Shoorche711/
Shahrkhe711/
Shargh67852/
Scherk67334/
Sharhe67273/
Schurk67257/
Sherck67235/
Schark67215/
Sharke67209/
Suhrke67168/
Schorg67140/
Schürk6784/
Sourke6773/
Schörk6759/
Sharkhova6722/
Sharck6716/
Soytrk6715/
Shurke6713/
Sührck679/
Sarkhe679/
Shahrk677/
Sharkp677/
Shourj676/
Chorhe676/
Chorch674/
Shurkhova673/
Chorck672/
Sahark672/
Shaurk672/
Sorrhe672/
Seerkh671/
Shuirk671/
Siorck671/
Sharqh671/
Shaark671/
Sharhp671/
Sarkhd671/
Siorgh671/
Shurck671/
Shorgs671/
Surkhe671/
Schorx671/
Sharhz671/
Sorche671/
Sorchs670/

Shorkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shorkh in the Russian language
Шорхsorh-

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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 Shorkh
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