Garko Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Garko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3931:450,74523,038
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Garko (289) may also be a first name.

Garko Last Name Facts

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

Garko (Russian: Гарко) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 567,444th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Garko are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 289 people.

The surname Garko is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 450,745. In Nigeria Garko is most frequent in: Kano, where 39 percent live, Kaduna, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Garko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Garko surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Garko surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

Garko earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $52,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garkou9118/
Garkoi9114/
Ngarko912/
Garkop911/
Garkod911/
Garhko911/
Arko8914,603/
Ngarkoï831/
Garkuos831/
Garkosh831/
Arkoh809,138/
Garka801,898/
Aurko80905/
Gorko80821/
Harko80627/
Gerko80391/
Arkko80320/
Arkoç80236/
Arkoi80219/
Garco8037/
Arkoy8034/
Arkou8029/
Arkho805/
Arkoo804/
Górko802/
Airko801/
Aarko801/
Gharkous771/
Gorzko73298/
Harkoo73274/
Gierko73160/
Harkko73104/
Garcoa73100/
Harkou7374/
Gorkos7367/
Gerkou7346/
Garcka7344/
Gerkoy7333/
Gorkho7333/
Gourko7329/
Ngarka7321/
Aharko7319/
Harkho7317/
Arkoos7313/
Garcos7312/
Arkkho7311/
Görkoy736/
Gharka736/
Garkad736/
Arkkou735/
Arkoup734/
Garkas734/
Gaarka734/
Garkha733/
Gorkou732/
Arkoch732/
Gorkoy732/
Ngorko731/
Arkout731/
Arkouz731/
Arkoud731/
Garrka731/
Garcoy731/
Garcot731/
Gorkoz731/
Garzco731/
Gaurka731/
Gorkot731/
Harkoh731/
Gherko730/
Gahrka730/
Arkois730/
Garkhooie711/
Arco678,217/
Arka677,286/
Orko673,064/
Garkach67175/
Arkoosh6795/
Garkajs6737/
Arkoush6733/
Gourkou6718/
Harkopf6713/
Garkath6710/
Garcocz679/
Garcosz674/
Harkouz673/
Harkout671/
Harkoph671/
Arqo671/
Gaurkah671/
Harkhoo671/
Ghercko671/
Arkaova671/
Arkooch671/
Arká671/
Garcoot671/
Garkhah671/
Gourkos671/

Garko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garko in the Russian language
Гаркоgarko-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garko
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