Alku Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Alku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 232 | 1:12,561 | 2,317 |
| Turkey | 168 | 1:463,223 | 26,992 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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 last name Alku (Hindi: अल्कु, Marathi: आळकु, Russian: Альку) is found most frequently in Albania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 565,867th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Alku live; 43 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 489,856th most common given name worldwide, held by 321 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Albania, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 12,561. In Albania it is most numerous in: Dibër County, where 52 percent live, Tirana County, where 37 percent live and Durrës County, where 6 percent live. Beside Albania it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkuş | 89 | 1,404 | / |
| Alkou | 89 | 585 | / |
| Halku | 89 | 579 | / |
| Alkku | 89 | 36 | / |
| Galku | 89 | 33 | / |
| Alkau | 89 | 19 | / |
| Alkud | 89 | 15 | / |
| Alkuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Alkhu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Aulku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alkuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alkui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Atlku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Alkouz | 80 | 395 | / |
| Aileku | 80 | 114 | / |
| Alkout | 80 | 92 | / |
| Alkouh | 80 | 42 | / |
| Alkusz | 80 | 21 | / |
| Halkou | 80 | 16 | / |
| Halkus | 80 | 9 | / |
| Alkhou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Halkuu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Alhkou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aulkuh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Galkou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alkuss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alkutt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alkkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alcu | 75 | 1,049 | / |
| Elku | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ölku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ailekhu | 73 | 47 | / |
| Halkouj | 73 | 9 | / |
| Alkoush | 73 | 5 | / |
| Halkous | 73 | 3 | / |
| Halkuss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Acelkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aselkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alkoudh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Allkoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halkouch | 67 | 136 | / |
| Halkó | 67 | 110 | / |
| Olkus | 67 | 83 | / |
| Elkui | 67 | 80 | / |
| Alcus | 67 | 77 | / |
| Alceu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Haßelkuß | 67 | 48 | / |
| Olkku | 67 | 46 | / |
| Halcu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Alcut | 67 | 28 | / |
| Alcuz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Haßelkus | 67 | 13 | / |
| Alkhouss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allcu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Halkoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alcou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahlkuist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elkku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alcau | 67 | 1 | / |
Alku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alku in the Marathi language | ||
| आळकु | alaku | 50 |
| अलकू | alaku | 50 |
| Alku in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्कु | alku | 46.77 |
| अल्कू | alku | 29.03 |
| अलकू | alaku | 19.35 |
| अलका | alaka | 1.61 |
| अल्का | alka | 1.61 |
| अलकु | alaku | 1.61 |
| Alku in the Russian language | ||
| Альку | alku | - |
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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
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- 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 Alku
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