Kërëku Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kërëku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 24 | 1:121,419 | 10,681 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
The alternate forms: Këreku (4) & Kereku (222) are calculated separately.
Kërëku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kërëku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kërëku is found in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Këreku or Kereku. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kërëku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kërëku is the 3,882,373rd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kërëku are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
It is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 121,419. In Albania it is most frequent in: Korçë County, where 88 percent reside and Tirana County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Albania Kërëku is found in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Këreku | 94 | 4 | / |
| Krëku | 91 | 86 | / |
| Kërëk | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kereku | 89 | 222 | / |
| Kërëki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kërçku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Krku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kërquku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Korku | 73 | 3,108 | / |
| Kreku | 73 | 372 | / |
| Karku | 73 | 128 | / |
| Kirku | 73 | 86 | / |
| Kerku | 73 | 79 | / |
| Kyrku | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kraku | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kriku | 73 | 32 | / |
| Krkus | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kruku | 73 | 11 | / |
| Krkuš | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kërka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kryku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kroku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Krkut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karuku | 67 | 3,269 | / |
| Krakue | 67 | 2,210 | / |
| Krakau | 67 | 1,111 | / |
| Kyrkou | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Kiruku | 67 | 829 | / |
| Koraku | 67 | 612 | / |
| Krokou | 67 | 572 | / |
| Karkhu | 67 | 524 | / |
| Karaku | 67 | 443 | / |
| Kerkau | 67 | 343 | / |
| Kryaku | 67 | 328 | / |
| Krikou | 67 | 252 | / |
| Korkou | 67 | 236 | / |
| Krikau | 67 | 213 | / |
| Kariku | 67 | 205 | / |
| Koroku | 67 | 199 | / |
| Kiraku | 67 | 151 | / |
| Karkau | 67 | 141 | / |
| Krk | 67 | 132 | / |
| Kiroku | 67 | 123 | / |
| Krakou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Kirkau | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kiriku | 67 | 94 | / |
| Karkou | 67 | 88 | / |
| Krriku | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kirkou | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kareku | 67 | 75 | / |
| Karkue | 67 | 36 | / |
| Krukau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Krekou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Krajku | 67 | 19 | / |
| Korkua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kyryku | 67 | 14 | / |
| Korkue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Korkhu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koriku | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kharku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Krikku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kireku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korkui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koruku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koorku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keraku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karkuł | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karoku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kerkou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karkku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koreku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krekue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krokui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krreku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keriku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirkuł | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkuł | 67 | 1 | / |
| Këruka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwurku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qurku | 55 | 77 | / |
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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 Kërëku
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