Alku Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Alku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2321:12,5612,317
Turkey1681:463,22326,992
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Finland311:177,31315,564
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India71:109,580,769786,157
England51:11,143,612252,590
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Alku (321) may also be a first name.

Alku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alku (Hindi: अल्कु, Marathi: आळकु, Russian: Альку) is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alku is the 565,867th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Alku are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 489,856th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 321 people.

Alku is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 12,561. In Albania Alku is most prevalent in: Dibër County, where 52 percent reside, Tirana County, where 37 percent reside and Durrës County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Albania Alku exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 30 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkuş891,404/
Alkou89585/
Halku89579/
Alkku8936/
Galku8933/
Alkau8919/
Alkud8915/
Alkuh893/
Alkhu893/
Aulku891/
Alkuu891/
Alkui891/
Atlku891/
Alkouz80395/
Aileku80114/
Alkout8092/
Alkouh8042/
Alkusz8021/
Halkou8016/
Halkus809/
Alkhou809/
Halkuu808/
Alhkou807/
Aulkuh805/
Galkou802/
Alkuss802/
Alkutt801/
Alkkou801/
Alcu751,049/
Elku7514/
Ölku751/
Olku751/
Ailekhu7347/
Halkouj739/
Alkoush735/
Halkous733/
Halkuss732/
Acelkou731/
Aselkou731/
Alkoudh731/
Allkoud731/
Halkouch67136/
Halkó67110/
Olkus6783/
Elkui6780/
Alcus6777/
Alceu6765/
Haßelkuß6748/
Olkku6746/
Halcu6741/
Alcut6728/
Alcuz6714/
Haßelkus6713/
Alkhouss672/
Allcu672/
Halkoush671/
Alkoo671/
Alcou671/
Ahlkuist671/
Elkku671/
Helku671/
Alcau671/

Alku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alku in the Marathi language
आळकुalaku50
अलकूalaku50
Alku in the Hindi language
अल्कुalku46.77
अल्कूalku29.03
अलकूalaku19.35
अलकाalaka1.61
अल्काalka1.61
अलकुalaku1.61
Alku in the Russian language
Алькуalku-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alku
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