Zarku Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zarku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Zarku (30) may also be a first name.

Zarku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zarku occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zarku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zarku is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Zarku is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Zarku reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zarku is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Zarku is most frequent in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Sokoto, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zharku91364/
Zarkou91313/
Zarkau919/
Zarkout8393/
Zarkouh8343/
Zharkou833/
Zarkush832/
Zarkoup831/
Zarkous831/
Zaharku831/
Çarku80361/
Sarku8074/
Zarcu8041/
Carku8032/
Zorku8010/
Jarku809/
Zerku801/
Zarkoush7764/
Charku7369/
Zorkuş7343/
Saarku7311/
Zorkau737/
Sarkhu736/
Sarkui735/
Tsarku731/
Çcarku731/
Searku731/
Jarkku731/
Jarkou731/
Jarkau731/
Zorkus731/
Zorkut731/
Zarkoo731/
Sarkau731/
Zarcus731/
Sarkeu731/
Sarkouh67465/
Zaharcu6768/
Tsarkou6764/
Zarqout6757/
Sarkhui6726/
Zarkooh6715/
Charkou6715/
Zharkoe677/
Zerkouh674/
Zourkou674/
Saharku671/
Jaarkud671/
Zarkhoo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zarku
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