Areka Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Areka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Areka (368) may also be a first name.
Areka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Areka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Areka (Hindi: आरेका, Marathi: आरेका, Russian: Арека) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Areka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,518,885th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Areka live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 26 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 453,251st most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 368 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Areka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Areka in the Marathi language | ||
| आरेका | areka | 80.28 |
| अरेका | areka | 16.9 |
| Areka in the Hindi language | ||
| आरेका | areka | 66.67 |
| अरेका | areka | 33.33 |
| Areka in the Russian language | ||
| Арека | areka | - |
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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 Areka
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