Sharku Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Sharku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2631:11,0802,058
Kosovo2051:9,0821,403
Greece311:357,41349,581
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sharku (18) may also be a first name.

Sharku Last Name Facts

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

Sharku (Hindi: शरकू, Marathi: शरकु, Oriya: ଶକୁର୍) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sharku is the 593,568th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sharku reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Sharku is also the 2,608,198th most common first name on earth, held by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Albania, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 11,080. In Albania Sharku is primarily concentrated in: Elbasan County, where 78 percent reside, Tirana County, where 15 percent reside and Vlorë County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Albania Sharku exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 39 percent reside and Greece, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharkuu923/
Sharkuh923/
Sharkui922/
Saharku921/
Sarku9174/
Sharkhuu86131/
Scharkus8621/
Sharkaus861/
Sarkuş83152/
Sarkou8332/
Saarku8311/
Sarkhu836/
Sarkui835/
Searku831/
Sherku831/
Sarkau831/
Sarkeu831/
Sarkouh77465/
Siarkou77142/
Sarkhui7726/
Sarkhou7718/
Shorkut771/
Sharqou771/
Zaharku771/
Szarkus771/
Çarku73361/
Sorku7374/
Serku7323/
Sarcu7322/
Šarku734/
Sarkhush71139/
Sarkhouh7154/
Siargkou714/
Sarckouh711/
Sairkhuu711/
Zsarkó67204/
Sorkut67156/
Sarcou6775/
Sorkou6770/
Šarkus6745/
Sorkau6718/
Sarcus6717/
Sarkhoush6717/
Sarcau6710/
Charcu672/
Sorkuu671/
Serkui671/
Sorkup671/
Sarkoo671/
Sorkus670/

Sharku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharku in the Hindi language
शरकूsaraku-
Sharku in the Oriya language
ଶକୁର୍sakur-
Sharku in the Marathi language
शरकुsaraku-

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