Cherku Surname

170,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Cherku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5261:303,66817,068
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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 more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,217th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,877,041 people. The last name Cherku is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cherku reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 259,451st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 966 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 2,526 people, or 1 in 303,668. In India Cherku is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 83 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheerku923/
Cherkou922/
Chherku921/
Cherkku921/
Herku9134/
Cerku9114/
Tcherkou863/
Cherkuth861/
Cherkush861/
Charku8369/
Chirku8313/
Herkou833/
Herkut832/
Hercku832/
Herkau830/
Czerkus7724/
Chercus774/
Heereku773/
Herkush771/
Chercou771/
Chercut771/
Chercui771/
Chirkus771/
Herkó73116/
Cirku7313/
Çerku7312/
Hirku739/
Cercu731/
Zerku731/
Hercu731/
Chirkout713/
Tsherkou711/
Tschirku711/
Tchirkou711/
Chircu672,525/
Hercus67516/
Hercut67275/
Jerkku67251/
Cserkó6776/
Hercuț6762/
Gerkou6746/
Gerkau6741/
Hirkud6725/
Hirkut677/
Tserku676/
Jerkou671/
Čerkus671/
Gerkui671/

Cherku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherku in the Marathi language
चेरकुceraku92.63
चेरुकूceruku4.21
चेरकूceraku2.11
छेरकुcheraku1.05

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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
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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 Cherku
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