Šarka Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šarka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania2321:13,0802,393
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia71:762,35073,078

The alternate forms: Sarka (3,637), Šárka (100) & Sárka (30) are calculated separately.

Šarka (3,976) may also be a first name.

Šarka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šarka is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sarka, Šárka or Sárka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarka reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Šarka is also the 110,851st most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 3,976 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 13,080. In Lithuania Šarka is most frequent in: Vilnius County, where 41 percent are found, Kaunas County, where 18 percent are found and Klaipėda County, where 18 percent are found. Not including Lithuania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarka933,637/
Šárka93100/
Šarkaň913/
Sárka8730/
Çarka80220/
Šarko80209/
Šarki8011/
Šarkaitė7745/
Szarka739,732/
Sharka731,763/
Siarka73369/
Sarkay73101/
Sarkah7389/
Çarkaj7383/
Sarkai7346/
Sarkka7320/
Sarkha7317/
Sarkaj7310/
Sarkca7310/
Sarcka736/
Sarkaa736/
Zsarka735/
Zarkaa734/
Šarkis732/
Sarkea731/
Şairka731/
Sahrka731/
Ssarka731/
Sarkau731/
Šarkys731/
Šarkáň731/
Šárkaň731/
Sarkaã731/
Zarkka731/
Xharka731/
Šarkaňová715/
Sarkaya67271/
Scharka6733/
Sharkaj6729/
Sarıkay6722/
Sarkhai6716/
Sharkah6714/
Sharkai6710/
Sharkay676/
Sharkaz673/
Zahyrka673/
Sharkad672/
Sharkha672/
Zarkhai672/
Zarkeah671/
Siargka671/
Sharkea671/
Saireka671/
Shahrka671/
Sarkhas671/
Szarkai671/
Charkad671/
Sahrkea671/
Sarckah671/
Sarkhaj671/
Chairka671/
Šarkytė671/
Şarkaya671/
Sharkaa671/

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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 Šarka
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