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

The surname Carku is most common in Greece. It can appear as a variant: Çarku. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carku? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 527,609. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Peloponnese, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Greece Carku occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

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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