Sourkes Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Sourkes Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Sourkes, Sirkes, Sirkin are all matronymics of Sarah, affectionately called Sorke, in Yiddish.

Sourkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada101:3,684,559191,443

Sourkes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Sourkes, Sirkes, Sirkin are all matronymics of Sarah, affectionately called Sorke, in Yiddish.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Sourkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sourkes is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sourkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sourkes are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Sourkes is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 45 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent reside.

Sourkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sourkes surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Sourkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 154.93% more than the national average, earning $110,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.49% more than the national average, earning $59,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scourkes9327/
Sourke9273/
Surkes9267/
Sorkes921/
Sourkeh8654/
Surkesh862/
Surkese861/
Sources861/
Sourker861/
Shorkes860/
Saurkes860/
Surke83113/
Sorke8376/
Jourkesh809/
Suyarkes801/
Shourker801/
Surkis77563/
Sarkes77417/
Sorkhe77326/
Sorkei77306/
Suhrke77168/
Source77102/
Surkys7739/
Surker7716/
Sorkee7716/
Shurke7713/
Sorkis7712/
Sorkey778/
Sorces772/
Corkes772/
Sourki772/
Shorke772/
Surkey771/
Jurkes771/
Surkhe771/
Zourke771/
Sorkys771/
Sourka771/
Szurke771/
Surkee771/
Curkes770/
Schuurkes75205/
Schurkess752/
Sorkheh71837/
Shorker71813/
Shorkey71679/
Sarkees71577/
Sarkies71259/
Schurke71226/
Sorkhei71134/
Shurkey7191/
Suhrcke7160/
Soorkea7155/
Surcess7126/
Sarkesh7117/
Sorkish7110/
Sorkhee717/
Sarkeys717/
Sarkeis716/
Sourcis715/
Jorkesh714/
Sarkess714/
Shuhrke712/
Sharkes711/
Sarkese711/
Scarkes711/
Shurker711/
Searkes711/
Surkett711/
Sorkher711/
Sorkhey711/
Shourky711/
Surkije711/
Surkish711/
Zsurkis711/
Surkiss711/
Jhorkes711/
Curkees711/
Shurkee710/
Corkesh710/
Surckey710/
Sorrker710/
Sorce675,044/
Sarke67877/
Sorka67528/
Surka67330/
Surki67288/
Schuhrke67151/
Shurkish6792/
Schürkes6788/
Schuurke6768/
Zurke6757/
Surce6729/
Sorki6725/
Schoerke6723/
Sarckees6718/
Schurkey674/
Sharkeys672/
Schorcke672/
Scheurke672/
Djorkesh672/
Zschurke671/
Suehrcke671/
Schorker671/
Sorky671/
Soorkeea671/
Shorkett670/
Schurcke670/
Schuerke670/
Shorrkey670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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