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 surname Charku (Hindi: चरकू, Marathi: चरकू, Oriya: ଚରକୁ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Charku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Charku reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,477th most common given name at a global level, held 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 it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 49 percent live, Jharkhand, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 17 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Charku
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