Sorkh Surname

213,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sorkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,9251:39,8874,654
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

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

Sorkh (Arabic: سورخ, Hindi: सोरख, Russian: Сорх) is most common in Iran. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorkh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sorkh is the 213,634th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,781,809 people. The last name Sorkh occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sorkh live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sorkh is also the 609,814th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 219 people.

Sorkh is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 1,925 people, or 1 in 39,887. In Iran Sorkh is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside and Ukraine, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorkh911,695/
Sorkhe91326/
Sorkht9137/
Sork89323/
Shoorkh831/
Sarkh801,203/
Sourk8096/
Sorke8076/
Sorch8056/
Shork8043/
Serkh8035/
Surkh8019/
Sorhe8014/
Zorkh809/
Soirk805/
Sorgh802/
Soerk802/
Jorkh802/
Szork801/
Sorks801/
Sorck800/
Corkh800/
Suork800/
Scork800/
Schork733,173/
Sharkh73371/
Sourke7373/
Sherkh7328/
Shurkh7316/
Soytrk7315/
Sarkhe739/
Shorck736/
Soirch732/
Shorke732/
Sorrhe732/
Surkhe731/
Siorck731/
Seerkh731/
Shorch731/
Siorgh731/
Sarkhd731/
Sorche731/
Sorchs730/
Shorks730/
Shorkhova716/
Sorg6710,249/
Cork678,074/
Sark673,207/
Schorch67354/
Jork67294/
Serk67165/
Schorck6788/
Zork6784/
Surk6772/
Sorkova6745/
Shahrkh6732/
Sorková6726/
Sürk6722/
Sorc6719/
Sorq678/
Sorj674/
Sherrkh672/
Schoerk671/
Dzhorkh671/
Sorx671/

Sorkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorkh in the Hindi language
सोरखsorakha-
Sorkh in the Russian language
Сорхsorh-
Sorkh in the Arabic language
سورخswrkh-

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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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  • 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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