Šarc Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šarc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1421:17,5194,061
Croatia661:64,07011,714

The alternate forms: Sarc (63), Šarć (1), Sarç (18) & Sarč (1) are calculated separately.

Šarc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šarc is most common in Slovenia. It may occur in the variant forms: Sarc, Šarć, Sarç or Sarč. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Šarc occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarc reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Šarc is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 17,519. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 80 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 10 percent reside and Drava, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 32 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarc9263/
Šarć921/
Sarç8318/
Sarč831/
Šorc7550/
Sarch67140/
Sarci67136/
Cearc6793/
Zarch6761/
Sarcì6724/
Şarci6718/
Szarc6715/
Saarc6710/
Sharc675/
Searc674/
Zayrc671/
Sarcs671/

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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 Šarc
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