Sharaku Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sharaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India61:127,844,230863,365
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Sharaku (18) may also be a first name.

Sharaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharaku (Hindi: शराकू, Marathi: शरकु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharaku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Sharaku reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sharaku is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Sharaku is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 92 percent live and Taraba, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria Sharaku is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent live and Japan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saraku92105/
Sarakhu86204/
Shoraku8689/
Sarakuz8685/
Sarakau8644/
Sarakup8617/
Sarakou8613/
Xharaku866/
Sarakut865/
Sheraku864/
Sarakku861/
Searaku861/
Shorakui8017/
Sarakaus806/
Chearaku802/
Saitraku801/
Seraku77104/
Saracu7767/
Sareku771/
Sharakhoo757/
Charakhou751/
Saracut71867/
Shoroku7157/
Sheroku7118/
Saracuz7116/
Chattrakup717/
Sarakoo712/
Saroukou67318/
Sarıokcu6737/
Sherreku675/
Serakkou674/
Sourakou672/
Sorakhup671/
Saregkou671/

Sharaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharaku in the Hindi language
शराकूsaraku-
Sharaku in the Marathi language
शरकुsaraku80
शारकूsaraku10
शरकूsaraku10

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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 Sharaku
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