Saraku Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Saraku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saraku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Albania21:1,457,02824,967

Saraku (258) may also be a first name.

Saraku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saraku (Hindi: सरकू, Marathi: सरकु, Oriya: ସାରକୁ) is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Saraku.

How Common Is The Last Name Saraku? popularity and diffusion

Saraku is the 1,795,579th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Saraku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Saraku reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 554,411th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 258 people.

The surname Saraku is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarakhu92204/
Sarakuz9285/
Sarakau9244/
Sharaku9220/
Sarakup9217/
Sarakou9213/
Sarakut925/
Sarakku921/
Searaku921/
Sarakaus866/
Saitraku861/
Caraku83241/
Seraku83104/
Saracu8367/
Jaraku8318/
Sareku831/
Zaraku831/
Saracut77867/
Shoraku7789/
Saracuz7716/
Xharaku776/
Sheraku774/
Jarakhu774/
Zarzaku772/
Sarakoo772/
Saroukou71318/
Sarıokcu7137/
Shorakui7117/
Giarakou7114/
Joysraku714/
Serakkou714/
Chearaku712/
Sourakou712/
Carakhau711/
Jarajgku711/
Sorakhup711/
Saregkou711/
Soroku673,569/
Giatrakou67135/
Joraku67134/
Caracu67126/
Sereku67100/
Sharakhoo677/
Jhairakhu674/
Săracu673/
Joysrakhu671/
Soisrakhu671/
Zaroku671/
Caroku671/
Charakhou671/

Saraku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saraku in the Oriya language
ସାରକୁsaraku-
Saraku in the Hindi language
सरकूsaraku57.14
सरकुsaraku21.43
शरकुsaraku7.14
सारकूsaraku7.14
सारकुsaraku7.14
Saraku in the Marathi language
सरकुsaraku32.14
सारकूsaraku23.21
सरकूsaraku21.43
सारकुsaraku19.64
बारसुbarasu1.79

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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 Saraku
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