Worldwide, Sarkan (Sarkan 
, Саркан 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly given name. The first name Sarkan is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female name, Georgia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Iraq, Indonesia, and India. Also, Sarkan is the last name as well as the forename.