Šarkanj Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šarkanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarkanj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2201:32,4773,435
Slovenia1341:18,5654,248
Croatia621:68,20312,288

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

Šarkanj occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sarkanj. Click here for further possible spellings of Šarkanj.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarkanj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 706,244th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. Šarkanj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarkanj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Šarkanj is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 32,477. In Serbia it is most common in: North Banat District, where 66 percent live, South Bačka District, where 15 percent live and North Bačka District, where 15 percent live. Besides Serbia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 32 percent live and Croatia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarkanj9510/
Sarkhanje7510/
Zarkani71744/
Sarkany71732/
Sarkani71712/
Sarkane71390/
Sarkana7132/
Šarkány7122/
Zarkany713/
Çarkani712/
Šarkanaitė711/
Sarkhani671,374/
Charkani67737/
Zarkhani67476/
Sharkana67184/
Sharkany6743/
Sarkanis6735/
Sharkani6729/
Sargkani6725/
Sarkaini679/
Sjarkani674/
Sarkasni674/
Sarkhany673/
Sarkhana673/
Sargkana671/
Szarkane671/
Çerkanjë671/

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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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