Carku Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Albania

Carku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece211:527,60966,013
Albania71:416,29417,617
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

The alternate forms: Çarku (361) are calculated separately.

Carku (49) may also be a first name.

Carku Last Name Facts

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

Carku is found most in Greece. It may also appear in the variant forms: Çarku. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Carku are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

This surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 527,609. In Greece Carku is most common in: Peloponnese, where 100 percent live. Not including Greece Carku exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çarku93361/
Charku9169/
Carkut9139/
Carkus9119/
Çcarku911/
Charkou8315/
Carcu80218/
Karku80128/
Qarku8081/
Sarku8074/
Corku8054/
Jarku809/
Zarku806/
Tcharkou7726/
Carkhuss772/
Karkhu73524/
Carcuz73381/
Zharku73364/
Karkuş73342/
Zarkou73313/
Karkau73141/
Karkuš73113/
Karkud7390/
Karkou7388/
Carcus7383/
Csarkó7369/
Carcau7319/
Saarku7311/
Zarkau739/
Kharku736/
Sarkhu736/
Sarkui735/
Corkou735/
Charcu732/
Carkoo732/
Karkku732/
Tsarku731/
Carcut731/
Searku731/
Jarkou731/
Sarkeu731/
Karkuś731/
Jarkku731/
Jarkau731/
Corkuh731/
Sarkau731/
Corkuy730/
Karkhut67567/
Sarkouh67465/
Carcaud67312/
Karkoud67172/
Karkusz67128/
Karkutt67128/
Karkout67101/
Zarkout6793/
Karkaus6790/
Tsarkou6764/
Karkuth6753/
Zarkouh6743/
Sarkhui6726/
Karkouz6717/
Karkous6716/
Charkoo6714/
Karkouh6711/
Carcutt6711/
Carcoux677/
Corkutt674/
Zharkou673/
Karkhuh672/
Kaarkud672/
Zarkush672/
Jaarkud671/
Kharkut671/
Kharkou671/
Tcharkhout671/
Zarkoup671/
Charcou671/
Zarkous671/
Zaharku671/
Saharku671/

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