Throughout the world, Charki (Charki 
, الشرقي 
) is a common unisex forename. The forename Charki is habitual in Morocco, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, India, where it is a rare girly name, and Oman, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Charki is the last name as well as the forename.