Charku Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Charku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India471:16,320,540259,912
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Charku (7,009) may also be a first name.

Charku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Charku (Hindi: चरकू, Marathi: चरकू, Oriya: ଚରକୁ) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Charku is the 2,293,424th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Charku live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,477th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 7,009 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India Charku is most frequent in: Telangana, where 49 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 23 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside. Not including India Charku is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charkou9215/
Harku9151/
Carku9132/
Tcharkou8626/
Cherku832,533/
Zharku83364/
Harkhu83109/
Harkou8374/
Harkud8334/
Kharku836/
Charcu832/
Harkui832/
Harkau831/
Charcut7734/
Harkusz7724/
Charkoo7714/
Charcuz7712/
Charcus775/
Cheerku773/
Zharkou773/
Harkouz773/
Cherkou772/
Chherku771/
Cherkku771/
Harkout771/
Charcou771/
Kharkou771/
Zaharku771/
Harkuus771/
Harkuss770/
Harkuis770/
Tcharkhout751/
Çarku73361/
Carcu73218/
Corku7354/
Harkó7338/
Harcu736/
Zarku736/
Horku733/
Harkouch71204/
Charcous7132/
Harkouss7112/
Harcus671,449/
Harkoo67274/
Harcup67184/
Csarkó6769/
Harcau6757/
Carcau6719/
Harcut6710/
Zarkau679/
Charcó675/
Corkou675/
Jarkou671/
Jarkku671/
Jarkau671/
Corkuh671/
Haircu671/
Tsarku671/
Charcouss671/
Charcoutt671/
Horkut671/
Corkuy670/

Charku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charku in the Hindi language
चरकूcaraku93.88
चरकुcaraku6.12
Charku in the Marathi language
चरकूcaraku80
चरकुcaraku14.29
चारकूcaraku5.71
Charku in the Oriya language
ଚରକୁcaraku55
ଚାରକୁcaraku20
ଚକୁର୍cakur15
ଚାକୁର୍cakur7.5
ଚରକାcaraka2.5

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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 Charku
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