Garkova Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Garkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria8631:8,087965
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Garkova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garkova (Russian: Гаркова) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Garkova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garkova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garkova is the 382,080th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Garkova are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Garkova is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 8,087. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 21 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garikova9376/
Garkhova931/
Garkov92912/
Arkova92836/
Gorkova862,494/
Gargova86284/
Harkova86177/
Gerkova8631/
Garkava8630/
Arkhova8610/
Garkowa867/
Arkov83968/
Aharkova802,024/
Gorikova80102/
Garkouwa8039/
Gareková8025/
Gaurgova8020/
Garigova8017/
Gorkhova806/
Gourkova806/
Gorjkova804/
Gorekova802/
Garecova802/
Garkovoy801/
Gorhkova801/
Gorykova801/
Gorkuova801/
Garkavas801/
Garkoiwa801/
Garkowaj801/
Gorkovas801/
Gorkov772,267/
Harkov77245/
Garkow7792/
Arkava7727/
Arcova7726/
Orkova7720/
Arkhov7712/
Airkov774/
Garcov772/
Garkof771/
Arkoov771/
Goreykova7528/
Gauríková755/
Gorikhova751/
Goreikova751/
Gorkovova751/
Garľíková751/
Gark73115/
Aharkov711,616/
Harkava711,505/
Horkova71290/
Gercova7145/
Harkowa7125/
Gorková7125/
Gerková7117/
Gorkowa7112/
Harcova7111/
Garkawa7110/
Gorhkov719/
Gourkov719/
Górková719/
Orkhova718/
Harkovs716/
Gorkhov715/
Gorgova713/
Garcová713/
Gorcova713/
Gorkava712/
Arkovoy712/
Harckov711/
Gorckov711/
Gargowa711/
Gorkovs711/
Garik671,044/
Garke67452/
Gorkovoy67447/
Garek6784/
Orkov6766/
Arkow6751/
Garecová6739/
Gorkovoi6729/
Garkavoy6719/
Arkaf6714/
Arkob6714/
Garyk678/
Goreková678/
Garkowoj676/
Harkovoi676/
Arkof675/
Ghercova674/
Garkawad674/
Ngark673/
Garck672/
Goricova672/
Ghark672/
Horkhova672/
Gehrková671/
Gorzhkov671/
Arkovová671/
Garkawou671/
Garkowth671/
Arkav671/
Harkhava671/
Arkaw670/

Garkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garkova in the Russian language
Гарковаgarkova-

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Footnotes

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