Aloke Surname
Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname
Aloke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,959 | 1:90,425 | 6,292 |
| Benin | 112 | 1:92,282 | 10,663 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Alokè (1) are calculated separately.
Aloke (43,324) may also be a first name.
Aloke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aloke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aloke (Bengali: অলোক, Hindi: आलोक, Marathi: अलोके) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Alokè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aloke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,571st most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,270,891 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Aloke live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aloke is also the 20,815th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 43,324 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,959 people, or 1 in 90,425. In Nigeria Aloke is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 58 percent live, Cross River, where 7 percent live and Enugu, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria Aloke exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aloke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aloke in the Bengali language | ||
| অলোক | aloka | - |
| Aloke in the Hindi language | ||
| आलोक | aloka | 75 |
| अलोक | aloka | 16.67 |
| आलोके | aloke | 8.33 |
| Aloke in the Marathi language | ||
| अलोके | aloke | 40 |
| अलोक | aloka | 25 |
| आलोक | aloka | 18.33 |
| आलोके | aloke | 15 |
| अळोक | aloka | 1.67 |
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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 Aloke
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