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

The last name Sharku (Hindi: शरकू, Marathi: शरकु, Oriya: ଶକୁର୍) is more commonly found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharku? popularity and diffusion

Sharku is the 593,568th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sharku reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 11,080. In Albania it is most frequent in: Elbasan County, where 78 percent live, Tirana County, where 15 percent live and Vlorë County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Albania Sharku exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 39 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

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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Footnotes

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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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