Charker Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Charker Surname Definition:
'To chark' is to make charcoal; a Charker is therefore a charcoal burner.
Charker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Charker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
'To chark' is to make charcoal; a Charker is therefore a charcoal burner.
Charker Demographics
Average Charker Salary in
England
£28,600
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Charker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Charker is found most in Australia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Charker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Charker? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,022,958th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. Charker occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Charker live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Charker is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 224,964. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 78 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 14 percent live and Queensland, where 8 percent live. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent live and Scotland, where 9 percent live.
Charker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Charker has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Charker last name grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charkier | 93 | 1 | / |
| Harker | 92 | 16,874 | / |
| Carker | 92 | 139 | / |
| Kharker | 86 | 6 | / |
| Cherker | 86 | 6 | / |
| Harkeyr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Carrker | 86 | 2 | / |
| Harkker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Carkeer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Carkier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Charkre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Harkerd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hairker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Harrker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zharker | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chorker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Harcker | 86 | 0 | / |
| Harkier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tscharkert | 82 | 2 | / |
| Charcher | 80 | 4 | / |
| Charkhre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haarkert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Charquer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Corker | 77 | 3,501 | / |
| Zarker | 77 | 253 | / |
| Harkir | 77 | 61 | / |
| Hörker | 77 | 53 | / |
| Harcer | 77 | 9 | / |
| Horker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Carkir | 77 | 0 | / |
| Harcher | 71 | 117 | / |
| Harkjær | 71 | 63 | / |
| Jaråker | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jaurker | 71 | 5 | / |
| Corcker | 71 | 4 | / |
| Höråker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tsarker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarkher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harquer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heirker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Charchir | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kharkhyr | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jaharkir | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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