Alaka Surname
Approximately 18,532 people bear this surname
Alaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13,294 | 1:13,325 | 1,343 |
| India | 1,416 | 1:541,713 | 26,791 |
| Uganda | 1,326 | 1:29,441 | 4,033 |
| Kenya | 884 | 1:52,240 | 5,269 |
| Cameroon | 422 | 1:49,216 | 6,429 |
| Turkey | 380 | 1:204,793 | 14,935 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| England | 175 | 1:318,389 | 23,763 |
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Benin | 76 | 1:135,995 | 14,517 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Niger | 48 | 1:399,834 | 11,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Alaka (112,054) may also be a first name.
Alaka Demographics
Average Alaka Salary in
United States
$55,884 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alaka (Bengali: অলকা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻙ, Hindi: अलका, Marathi: अलका, Oriya: ଅଳକା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alaka is the 28,978th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 393,241 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Alaka reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,178th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 112,054 people.
The surname Alaka is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,294 people, or 1 in 13,325. In Nigeria Alaka is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 22 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Anambra, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Alaka is found in 40 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Alaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (56%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Alaka are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the party.
Alaka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.51% more than the national average, earning $55,884 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻼﻙ | lak | - |
| Alaka in the Bengali language | ||
| অলকা | alaka | 99.51 |
| Alaka in the Hindi language | ||
| अलका | alaka | 98.8 |
| अल्का | alka | 0.52 |
| अलाका | alaka | 0.39 |
| अलंका | alanka | 0.06 |
| आलाका | alaka | 0.06 |
| अलका़ | alaka | 0.03 |
| आलका | alaka | 0.03 |
| अल्ाका | alaka | 0.03 |
| अलक | alaka | 0.03 |
| अंलका | anlaka | 0.03 |
| Alaka in the Marathi language | ||
| अलका | alaka | 90.07 |
| अळका | alaka | 1.99 |
| आलका | alaka | 1.95 |
| अलाका | alaka | 1.61 |
| एलका | elaka | 0.49 |
| आलाका | alaka | 0.19 |
| आळका | alaka | 0.15 |
| अलंका | alanka | 0.15 |
| एलाका | elaka | 0.15 |
| अलक | alaka | 0.11 |
| अलाक | alaka | 0.11 |
| एळका | elaka | 0.11 |
| अंलका | anlaka | 0.11 |
| बाळकृ | balakr | 0.07 |
| ललका | lalaka | 0.04 |
| आडका | adaka | 0.04 |
| ़अलका | alaka | 0.04 |
| अलखा | alakha | 0.04 |
| लखा | lakha | 0.04 |
| आकाश | akasa | 0.04 |
| आशका | asaka | 0.04 |
| अालका | aalaka | 0.04 |
| अलकाा | alakaa | 0.04 |
| अलळा | alala | 0.04 |
| शलका | salaka | 0.04 |
| लका | laka | 0.04 |
| आलोक | aloka | 0.04 |
| अलना | alana | 0.04 |
| आनका | anaka | 0.04 |
| लकडे | lakade | 0.04 |
| अलगा | alaga | 0.04 |
| Alaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଳକା | alaka | 86.68 |
| ଅଲକା | alaka | 7.16 |
| ଆଲକା | alaka | 2.51 |
| ଆଲାକା | alaka | 1.11 |
| ଆଳକା | alaka | 0.18 |
| ଅଳାକା | alaka | 0.12 |
| ଅଲାକା | alaka | 0.03 |
| ଅେଳକ | aelaka | 0.03 |
| ଅଲକୀ | alaki | 0.03 |
| ଅଳିକା | alika | 0.03 |
| ଅକକା | akaka | 0.03 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alaka
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