Sarkis

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈsɑɹkɪs/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Sarkis is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Armenia than in any other country, where it is the 34th most common given name.

rarermore common
  • CACanada≈1 in 69K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 149K
  • AMArmenia≈1 in 178as Սարգիս

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Sarkis itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Armenia (inferred from the name graph)

≈17,000 named Սարգիս, est.

3 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
276 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 14K (inferred from the name graph)

Lebanon, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

SarkisLatin(measured from records)
ՍարգիսArmenian(measured from records)
სარკისGeorgian(measured from records)

2 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Սարգիս in AM Armenia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Sarkis counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Sarkis is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
AM Armenia#34≈17,000 est.≈1 in 178177Սարգիս68
US United States—2,2281 in 149K2.2KSarkis276
CA Canada—≈550 est.≈1 in 69K—Sarkis77
FR France—≈410 est.≈1 in 164K49—3
LB Lebanon—≈380 est.≈1 in 14K—Sarkis45
GE Georgia#679333as სარგის1 in 12K333Sarkis13
UY Uruguay—681 in 50K68Sarkis10

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia — Most Frequent Newborn Given Names by Sex, Armenian script, 2008-2020 + 2023; Georgia PSDA/SDA civil-registry name statistics (per-token API); INE Uruguay — Nombres más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Sarkis is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Russian given name32 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek

    Also written Саркис, Саргис, Саркіс, Саргіс, Sargis

  • Greek given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Greece, Lebanon, Syria

    Also written Σαρκις

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Şarkiş, Sarkīs, Sarkís

  • Bangla given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, India, Russia, Spain

    Also written সারকিস

  • Turkish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye, United States, Syria, Lebanon

    Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani

    Also written Şarkiş, Sarkiş

41 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Sarkis is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Latvian, having reddend, having blushed; indefinite past active participle of sarkt

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Sarkis Balyan, b. 1835Sarkis Diranian, b. 1859Sarkis Kasyan, b. 1876Sargis Lukashin, b. 1883Sarkis Torossian, b. 1891Sergei Parajanov, b. 1924Sarkis, b. 1938Alec R. Costandinos, b. 1944Sargis Galstyan, b. 1979Sargis Adamyan, b. 1993
  • Sarkis Balyanb. 1835TROttoman Armenian architect and sculptor (1835-1899)
  • Sarkis Diranianb. 1859FRArmenian Ottoman painter (1859-1938)
  • Sarkis Kasyanb. 1876AZArmenian politician
  • Sargis Lukashinb. 1883RUnot in their usual nameArmenian politician and revolutionary (1883-1937)
  • Sarkis Torossianb. 1891TROttoman army captain (1891-1954)
  • Sergei Parajanovb. 1924GEnot in their usual nameSoviet Armenian and Georgian film director (1924-1990)
  • Sarkisb. 1938TRTurkish-French artist (born 1938)
  • Alec R. Costandinosb. 1944EGnot in their usual nameFrench record producer, songwriter, disco singer
  • Sargis Galstyanb. 1979AMnot in their usual nameArmenian actor and director
  • Sargis Adamyanb. 1993AMnot in their usual nameArmenian-German footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Sarkis,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 58 sources across 27 countries.

Official registers attesting Sarkis
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020201.3K#20,034
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020101.2K#21,842
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020001K#23,128
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)199149—
UY UruguayINE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public)—23—
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 6

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Sarkis?
A machine transcription gives /ˈsɑɹkɪs/ (IPA) for English.
Is Sarkis a male or female name?
Sarkis is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What are other forms of the name Sarkis?
In the etymology graph, Sergio, Serge and Sergi are forms of the same name in other languages.
In which country does Sarkis have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 17 thousand people named Սարգիս in Armenia, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Sarkis?
In the United States, the national register counted 2,228 people named Sarkis in 2020, about 1 in 149 thousand residents.
How common is Sarkis compared with other names?
In Armenia, Sarkis is the 34th most common given name of 7,577 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sarkis” — the 34th most common given name in Armenia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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