Pakaru Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pakaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Pakaru (105) may also be a first name.

Pakaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pakaru (Hindi: पकरू, Marathi: पकरू, Oriya: ପାକରୁ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pakaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pakaru is the 5,057,639th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Pakaru is predominantly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Pakaru are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 920,134th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 105 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Gulf, where 57 percent live, East Sepik, where 29 percent live and Morobe, where 14 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pakarui92102/
Phakaru9224/
Pakkaru9210/
Pakharu923/
Pakairu922/
Pakareu922/
Pakauru921/
Pakharut8611/
Paskarou866/
Phakharu863/
Pakarudd861/
Pakharou861/
Pakarouh861/
Patkaaru861/
Phakarus861/
Pacaru838/
Pakeru832/
Pokaru831/
Phakharup808/
Paskarush801/
Pascaru774,338/
Pacareu7775/
Pakeeru7774/
Pekarui7757/
Pakheru7730/
Pokareu7711/
Pakkeru779/
Pokarou775/
Pekaruy771/
Pacaaru771/
Phekaru771/
Phakeru771/
Patcaru771/
Pokkaru771/
Pakkeeru7139/
Pascarus7133/
Phakeeru7112/
Paakeeru719/
Pascarut711/
Pakheeru711/
Pokoru674/
Pascaraud674/
Pacoru671/
Pascaraut671/
Pekeru671/

Pakaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pakaru in the Hindi language
पकरूpakaru-
Pakaru in the Oriya language
ପାକରୁpakaru-
Pakaru in the Marathi language
पकरूpakaru40
फकरुphakaru20
पैकुpaiku20
पाकरुpakaru20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pakaru
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