Sorku Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sorku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey621:1,255,18452,483
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Sorku (27) may also be a first name.

Sorku Last Name Facts

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

Sorku (Russian: Сорку) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Sorku occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Sorku live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,255,184. In Turkey it is most common in: Bartin Province, where 56 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 29 percent reside and Zonguldak Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Turkey Sorku occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorkut91156/
Sorkou9170/
Sorkau9118/
Sorkuu911/
Sorkup911/
Sorkus910/
Sourkou8330/
Sorkhou8311/
Szorkus836/
Shorkut831/
Sarku8074/
Corku8054/
Serku8023/
Zorku8010/
Jorku805/
Sorcu803/
Surku802/
Sharku73525/
Sarkuş73152/
Surkau73125/
Surkus7368/
Scorcu7352/
Zorkuş7343/
Sarkou7332/
Surkuš7316/
Saarku7311/
Zorkau737/
Sarkhu736/
Corkou735/
Sarkui735/
Serkui731/
Sherku731/
Sarkeu731/
Sarkau731/
Zorkut731/
Zorkus731/
Corkuh731/
Corkuy730/
Serkouh67590/
Sarkouh67465/
Siarkou67142/
Szurkus6731/
Sarkhui6726/
Sarkhou6718/
Zourkou674/
Sharkuu673/
Sharkuh673/
Sharkui672/
Szarkus671/
Sourcou671/
Sorkhoo671/
Jorkuch671/
Saharku671/

Sorku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorku in the Russian language
Соркуsorku-

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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 Sorku
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