Areke Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Areke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Papua New Guinea | 110 | 1:74,125 | 9,709 |
| Benin | 73 | 1:141,584 | 14,936 |
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Kiribati | 9 | 1:12,601 | 393 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Areke (512) may also be a first name.
Areke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Areke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Areke (Russian: Ареке) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Areke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 717,442nd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Areke occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Areke are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 373,684th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 512 people.
The last name Areke is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Areke is mostly found in: Ogun, where 25 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Sokoto, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Benin, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Areke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Areke in the Russian language | ||
| Ареке | areke | - |
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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 Areke
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