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
The surname Alaka (Bengali: অলকা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻼﻙ, Hindi: अलका, Marathi: अलका, Oriya: ଅଳକା) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Alaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaka? popularity and diffusion
Alaka is the 28,978th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 393,241 people. The surname Alaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Alaka live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alaka is also the 9,178th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 112,054 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,294 people, or 1 in 13,325. In Nigeria Alaka is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 22 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Anambra, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Alaka exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.
Alaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Alaka last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (56%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Alaka last name are 33.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.36% being registered with 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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