Sorkhan Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sorkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5151:149,09213,107
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501

Sorkhan (156) may also be a first name.

Sorkhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorkhan is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorkhan? popularity and diffusion

Sorkhan is the 594,812th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. Sorkhan is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sorkhan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 735,679th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 156 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 149,092. In Iran Sorkhan is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 37 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sourkhan934/
Sorkhand931/
Sorhan92431/
Sorkan9275/
Shourkhan8816/
Sourkhane881/
Shoorkhan881/
Sarkhan86495/
Zorkhan86112/
Surkhan8633/
Serkhan8625/
Jorkhan8611/
Sorchan864/
Sourhan861/
Siorhan861/
Sorhane861/
Sorhang861/
Sherkhan802,138/
Sharkhan80126/
Zoorkhan80119/
Shurkhan8040/
Sahrkhan8031/
Sourhane8011/
Jorkhang8010/
Surkhang809/
Seerkhan802/
Jorkhand801/
Saarkhan801/
Sarkhand801/
Saerkhan801/
Siarkhan801/
Jasrkhan801/
Hzorkhan801/
Sarhan77143,277/
Sarkan77472/
Serkan77309/
Surkan77256/
Corkan77151/
Jorkan7772/
Sorjan7740/
Sorcan7732/
Zorkan7726/
Sorkon7717/
Zorhan776/
Sorham772/
Saharkhan7545/
Sheerkhan759/
Sharkhane757/
Sorkanova752/
Sourhanne751/
Sarkhhand751/
Sorchahyn751/
Shaarkhan751/
Shahrkhan751/
Sharqkhan751/
Shasrkhan751/
Sarhane713,785/
Zarkhan712,332/
Sarıkan711,712/
Sarzhan71969/
Sarhanh71704/
Sharhan71502/
Zorkane71401/
Sarkane71390/
Sarhaan71283/
Sharkan71113/
Zerkhan7138/
Sarkhanova7136/
Sarhang7128/
Shorham7118/
Corkain7116/
Surkhanova7113/
Zoorkan7112/
Sarchan7110/
Soorjan717/
Sarkaan716/
Jarkhan716/
Sherkan715/
Shurkan714/
Zourkan714/
Sarkhon714/
Sarkang714/
Zsurkan713/
Chorhan712/
Sarhand712/
Zurkhan711/
Shaharkhan711/
Jorkand711/
Zohrhan711/
Sourjan711/
Ssarhan711/
Szarkan711/
Hsarhan711/
Shahtrkhan711/
Courkan710/
Zourkane67488/
Sourjohn6783/
Sharhane6762/
Zahrkhan6724/
Sharkhanova6723/
Shurkhanova6718/
Sarcıhan6717/
Chorchan6713/
Scharkan6711/
Zarkhanh678/
Chorhang678/
Sarchand676/
Charkhan675/
Sarkhoun674/
Sherkhon673/
Schurkan673/
Zeerkhan673/
Sarkhond672/
Sarchang672/
Shoorjan672/
Hzarkhan672/
Zharkhan671/
Sharchan671/
Sharhand671/
Serkağan671/
Szarkane671/
Djorkang671/
Chorkang671/
Sharkang671/
Sarhasin671/
Sharkham671/
Zarzkhan671/
Zarqkhan671/
Sourhamg670/

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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 Sorkhan
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