Jarku Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Jarku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Járku (35) are calculated separately.
Jarku (158) may also be a first name.
Jarku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jarku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jarku (Marathi: जरकू, Oriya: ଯାରକୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Járku. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jarku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jarku reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jarku is also the 730,165th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 158 people.
The last name Jarku is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Jarku is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Járku | 93 | 35 | / |
| Jarkou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jarkku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jarkau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jaarkud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jarcu | 80 | 248 | / |
| Sarku | 80 | 74 | / |
| Carku | 80 | 32 | / |
| Jarkó | 80 | 25 | / |
| Yarku | 80 | 22 | / |
| Zarku | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jorku | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jarkusch | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zharku | 73 | 364 | / |
| Zarkou | 73 | 313 | / |
| Jarcau | 73 | 224 | / |
| Saarku | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zarkau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yarkou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sarkhu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sarkui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ajorku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ujorku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Çcarku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Searku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jarcou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iarkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejorku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarkouh | 67 | 465 | / |
| Zarkout | 67 | 93 | / |
| Zarkouh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sarkhui | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zharkou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zarkush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaharku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarkoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jorkuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarkous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saharku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarkhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarrcut | 67 | 0 | / |
Jarku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jarku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାରକୁ | yaraku | - |
| Jarku in the Marathi language | ||
| जरकू | jaraku | - |
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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 Jarku
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