Alqa Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Alqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Alqa (143) may also be a first name.
Alqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alqa is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alqa? popularity and diffusion
Alqa is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Alqa are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 772,378th most numerous forename globally It is held by 143 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,692,273. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 47 percent live, Paktia, where 16 percent live and Jowzjan, where 5 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan Alqa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
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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 Alqa
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