Garku Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Garku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Garku (24) may also be a first name.
Garku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garku (Hindi: गरकू) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garku? popularity and diffusion
Garku is the 2,843,861st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Garku reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Garku is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
Garku is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Garku is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 40 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 29 percent are found and Kaduna, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 13 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garkut | 91 | 38 | / |
| Garkou | 91 | 18 | / |
| Garkus | 91 | 11 | / |
| Garkau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gharku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arku | 89 | 6,408 | / |
| Garkush | 83 | 117 | / |
| Garkusz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaarkuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Harku | 80 | 51 | / |
| Arkou | 80 | 29 | / |
| Garcu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Arkuç | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gorku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Arkeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aurku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arkuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gharkous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arkusz | 73 | 169 | / |
| Harkhu | 73 | 109 | / |
| Arkauz | 73 | 84 | / |
| Harkou | 73 | 74 | / |
| Gerkou | 73 | 46 | / |
| Gerkau | 73 | 41 | / |
| Harkud | 73 | 34 | / |
| Garkoe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Arkuch | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngorku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gorkhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Arkkou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Garcus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arkoup | 73 | 4 | / |
| Garcau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Harkui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Garceu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorkou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Harkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arcu | 67 | 231 | / |
| Orku | 67 | 43 | / |
| Arkoush | 67 | 33 | / |
| Harkusz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Arkhult | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gourkou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gorkush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Harkouz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Harkuus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garcaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkautz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aharkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkuss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harkuis | 67 | 0 | / |
Garku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garku in the Hindi language | ||
| गरकू | garaku | - |
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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 Garku
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