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
Areka (Hindi: आरेका, Marathi: आरेका, Russian: Арека) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Areka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Areka is the 1,518,885th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Areka are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 26 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 453,251st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 368 people.
The surname Areka is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Excluding Ethiopia Areka is found in 14 countries. It also occurs 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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