Salku Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Salku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1631:17,8783,115
India431:17,838,730274,051
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Salku (1,077) may also be a first name.

Salku Last Name Facts

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

Salku (Hindi: सलकू, Marathi: सालकु, Oriya: ସାଲକୁ) is found most frequently in Albania. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Salku.

How Common Is The Last Name Salku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Salku occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Salku are found; 71 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 243,509th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,077 people.

The last name Salku is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 17,878. In Albania Salku is primarily found in: Tirana County, where 75 percent live, Durrës County, where 11 percent live and Dibër County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sallku9132/
Szalku9113/
Salkou912/
Salkui911/
Saalku911/
Salkeus8333/
Salkaus8331/
Szalkus8317/
Szalkau839/
Salkouh834/
Salcu8066/
Solku8025/
Calku8019/
Jalku806/
Zalku802/
Schalkau7756/
Shalkouh771/
Szalkó73235/
Salcau73110/
Çalkuş73107/
Jalkut7346/
Szálku7338/
Zalkus7325/
Zalkau7324/
Çalkut7323/
Zalkhu7315/
Shelku7315/
Jhalku7312/
Solkup7312/
Solkut739/
Šalkus734/
Salcus732/
Salceu731/
Jalkou731/
Solkou731/
Sollku731/
Salcup731/
Sattelkau7156/
Chalkou67157/
Çallëku6786/
Chalkus6728/
Zalkout6714/
Salqouh678/
Callëku675/
Jalkeus674/
Çallkau672/
Scalcau671/
Salkhoo671/
Shalkoo671/
Šalkutė671/
Shalcuh671/
Jalkaut671/
Salkhoe671/
Salcuis671/
Saalkoo671/
Shalcup670/

Salku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salku in the Oriya language
ସାଲକୁsalaku71.43
ସାଲଖୁsalakhu14.29
ସଲକୁsalaku14.29
Salku in the Marathi language
सालकुsalaku60
सालकूsalaku20
सळंकुsalanku20
Salku in the Hindi language
सलकूsalaku53.49
सल्कूsalku23.26
सल्कुsalku9.3
साल्कूsalku6.98
सलकुsalaku4.65
शाल्कूsalku2.33

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