Charker Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Charker Surname Definition:

'To chark' is to make charcoal; a Charker is therefore a charcoal burner.

Charker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1201:224,96421,387
England941:592,74535,632
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charkier931/
Harker9216,874/
Carker92139/
Kharker866/
Cherker866/
Harkeyr862/
Carrker862/
Harkker861/
Carkeer861/
Carkier861/
Charkre861/
Harkerd861/
Hairker861/
Harrker861/
Zharker861/
Chorker860/
Harcker860/
Harkier860/
Tscharkert822/
Charcher804/
Charkhre801/
Haarkert801/
Charquer801/
Corker773,501/
Zarker77253/
Harkir7761/
Hörker7753/
Harcer779/
Horker776/
Carkir770/
Harcher71117/
Harkjær7163/
Jaråker7115/
Jaurker715/
Corcker714/
Höråker712/
Tsarker711/
Zarkher711/
Harquer711/
Heirker710/
Charchir6717/
Kharkhyr6714/
Jaharkir671/

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