Šarkus Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Šarkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 44 | 1:68,968 | 10,261 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Sarkus (55) & Sarkuş (152) are calculated separately.
Šarkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šarkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šarkus occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Sarkus or Sarkuş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šarkus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarkus live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 68,968. In Lithuania it is primarily found in: Kaunas County, where 82 percent reside, Vilnius County, where 9 percent reside and Alytus County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Lithuania Šarkus exists in one country. It is also found in Montenegro, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarkus | 94 | 55 | / |
| Šarku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sarkuş | 89 | 152 | / |
| Sharkus | 77 | 150 | / |
| Šarkutė | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zarkush | 77 | 2 | / |
| Szarkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zarkous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Çarku | 73 | 361 | / |
| Sarku | 73 | 74 | / |
| Sarkhush | 71 | 139 | / |
| Zarkoush | 71 | 64 | / |
| Scharkus | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sarkause | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharkaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharku | 67 | 525 | / |
| Sarkos | 67 | 102 | / |
| Serkus | 67 | 93 | / |
| Sarkou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sarcus | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sarkhoush | 67 | 17 | / |
| Saarku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sarkhu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sarkui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Searku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaerkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarkusova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarcus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zorkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorkus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šarkus
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