Šarkan Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šarkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia501:106,72920,187
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Sarkan (472), Şarkan (208), Šárkan (18), Šarkán (14) & Šárkán (8) are calculated separately.

Šarkan Last Name Facts

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

Šarkan is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sarkan, Şarkan, Šárkan, Šarkán or Šárkán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarkan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Šarkan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarkan reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Šarkan is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 106,729. In Slovakia Šarkan is primarily concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 86 percent reside, Košice Region, where 8 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia Šarkan exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 28 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Šarkan
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