Sorkh Surname
Approximately 1,927 people bear this surname
Sorkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,925 | 1:39,887 | 4,654 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Sorkh (219) may also be a first name.
Sorkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sorkh (Arabic: سورخ, Hindi: सोरख, Russian: Сорх) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorkh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sorkh is the 213,634th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,781,809 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sorkh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 609,814th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 219 people.
This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 1,925 people, or 1 in 39,887. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and Ukraine, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorkh | 91 | 1,695 | / |
| Sorkhe | 91 | 326 | / |
| Sorkht | 91 | 37 | / |
| Sork | 89 | 323 | / |
| Shoorkh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sarkh | 80 | 1,203 | / |
| Sourk | 80 | 96 | / |
| Sorke | 80 | 76 | / |
| Sorch | 80 | 56 | / |
| Shork | 80 | 43 | / |
| Serkh | 80 | 35 | / |
| Surkh | 80 | 19 | / |
| Sorhe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Zorkh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Soirk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sorgh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Soerk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jorkh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Szork | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sorks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sorck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Corkh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Suork | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scork | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schork | 73 | 3,173 | / |
| Sharkh | 73 | 371 | / |
| Sourke | 73 | 73 | / |
| Sherkh | 73 | 28 | / |
| Shurkh | 73 | 16 | / |
| Soytrk | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sarkhe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shorck | 73 | 6 | / |
| Soirch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shorke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sorrhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Surkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siorck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seerkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shorch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siorgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarkhd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sorche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sorchs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shorks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shorkhova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sorg | 67 | 10,249 | / |
| Cork | 67 | 8,074 | / |
| Sark | 67 | 3,207 | / |
| Schorch | 67 | 354 | / |
| Jork | 67 | 294 | / |
| Serk | 67 | 165 | / |
| Schorck | 67 | 88 | / |
| Zork | 67 | 84 | / |
| Surk | 67 | 72 | / |
| Sorkova | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shahrkh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sorková | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sürk | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sorc | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sorq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sorj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sherrkh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schoerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhorkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorx | 67 | 1 | / |
Sorkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorkh in the Hindi language | ||
| सोरख | sorakha | - |
| Sorkh in the Russian language | ||
| Сорх | sorh | - |
| Sorkh in the Arabic language | ||
| سورخ | swrkh | - |
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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 Sorkh
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