Garkova Surname
Approximately 932 people bear this surname
Garkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 863 | 1:8,087 | 965 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Garkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garkova (Russian: Гаркова) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 382,080th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. This last name 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.
This surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 8,087. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 21 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garkova in the Russian language | ||
| Гаркова | garkova | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Garkova
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