Šarkanj Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Šarkanj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 220 | 1:32,477 | 3,435 |
| Slovenia | 134 | 1:18,565 | 4,248 |
| Croatia | 62 | 1:68,203 | 12,288 |
The alternate forms: Sarkanj (10) are calculated separately.
Šarkanj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šarkanj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šarkanj is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Sarkanj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šarkanj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šarkanj is the 706,244th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarkanj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most common in Serbia, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 32,477. In Serbia Šarkanj is primarily found in: North Banat District, where 66 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 15 percent reside and North Bačka District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Serbia Šarkanj occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 32 percent reside and Croatia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarkanj | 95 | 10 | / |
| Sarkhanje | 75 | 10 | / |
| Zarkani | 71 | 744 | / |
| Sarkany | 71 | 732 | / |
| Sarkani | 71 | 712 | / |
| Sarkane | 71 | 390 | / |
| Sarkana | 71 | 32 | / |
| Šarkány | 71 | 22 | / |
| Zarkany | 71 | 3 | / |
| Çarkani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Šarkanaitė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarkhani | 67 | 1,374 | / |
| Charkani | 67 | 737 | / |
| Zarkhani | 67 | 476 | / |
| Sharkana | 67 | 184 | / |
| Sharkany | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sarkanis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sharkani | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sargkani | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sarkaini | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sjarkani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarkasni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarkhany | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sarkhana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sargkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szarkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çerkanjë | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šarkanj
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