Sorkar Surname
Approximately 11,883 people bear this surname
Sorkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 10,634 | 1:14,986 | 1,147 |
| India | 1,140 | 1:672,864 | 31,555 |
| Iran | 89 | 1:862,725 | 42,012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Sorkar (157) may also be a first name.
Sorkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sorkar (Hindi: सोरकर, Marathi: सोरकर, Oriya: ସରକାର) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorkar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 43,747th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 613,275 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sorkar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 732,696th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 157 people.
The surname Sorkar is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 10,634 people, or 1 in 14,986. Barring Bangladesh it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorkar in the Hindi language | ||
| सोरकर | sorakara | - |
| Sorkar in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରକାର | sarakara | - |
| Sorkar in the Marathi language | ||
| सोरकर | sorakara | - |
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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 Sorkar
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