Charkari Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Charkari Surname User-submission:

Char means 'to chip rocks', which was done to make bricks from stone in Konkan; and kari means 'doing'. The word refers to a man who chips rocks, which was a job in past times. The previous surname was Loharm which due to work changed to Charkari.

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Charkari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5621:1,364,88552,842
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Charkari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Char means 'to chip rocks', which was done to make bricks from stone in Konkan; and kari means 'doing'. The word refers to a man who chips rocks, which was a job in past times. The previous surname was Loharm which due to work changed to Charkari.

- akshay_c

Charkari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Charkari (Marathi: चरकरी) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Charkari click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charkari? popularity and diffusion

Charkari is the 562,135th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Charkari reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 1,364,885. In India Charkari is most common in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside. Outside of India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harkari9341/
Charkhgari892/
Charkare8889/
Charcari8832/
Kharkari883/
Cherkari882/
Harkarhi881/
Charkori881/
Charkary881/
Kharkhari82262/
Charkhare824/
Harkare801,492/
Zarkari80796/
Harkara80128/
Carcari802/
Jarkari801/
Kharkharai781/
Cherkary7515/
Zarkarri754/
Kharkare752/
Harkaraj751/
Harkhare751/
Harkhara751/
Cherkoori7111/
Carkkaira713/
Kharkaryy711/
Carcary67416/
Carcara67122/
Carcare6756/
Zarqari6715/
Zarkary677/
Carcará676/
Carcaré672/
Jorkari671/
Corkary670/

Charkari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charkari in the Marathi language
चरकरीcarakari94.96
भाकरbhakara1.2
चरकारीcarakari1.2
चारकरीcarakari0.72
चरकरcarakara0.24

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