Cherku Surname
Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname
Cherku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,526 | 1:303,668 | 17,068 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Cherku (966) may also be a first name.
Cherku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherku (Marathi: चेरकु) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 170,217th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,877,041 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cherku live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Cherku is also the 259,451st most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 966 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 2,526 people, or 1 in 303,668. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 83 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerku | 92 | 3 | / |
| Cherkou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chherku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cherkku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Herku | 91 | 34 | / |
| Cerku | 91 | 14 | / |
| Tcherkou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cherkuth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cherkush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Charku | 83 | 69 | / |
| Chirku | 83 | 13 | / |
| Herkou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Herkut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hercku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Herkau | 83 | 0 | / |
| Czerkus | 77 | 24 | / |
| Chercus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Heereku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Herkush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chercou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chercut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chercui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chirkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herkó | 73 | 116 | / |
| Cirku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Çerku | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hirku | 73 | 9 | / |
| Cercu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zerku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hercu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chirkout | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tsherkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tschirku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchirkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chircu | 67 | 2,525 | / |
| Hercus | 67 | 516 | / |
| Hercut | 67 | 275 | / |
| Jerkku | 67 | 251 | / |
| Cserkó | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hercuț | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gerkou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gerkau | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hirkud | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hirkut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tserku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jerkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čerkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerkui | 67 | 1 | / |
Cherku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherku in the Marathi language | ||
| चेरकु | ceraku | 92.63 |
| चेरुकू | ceruku | 4.21 |
| चेरकू | ceraku | 2.11 |
| छेरकु | cheraku | 1.05 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Cherku
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