Auka Surname
Approximately 3,098 people bear this surname
Auka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,944 | 1:23,755 | 2,691 |
| Papua New Guinea | 698 | 1:11,682 | 1,059 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Ăūkä (1) are calculated separately.
Auka (713) may also be a first name.
Auka Demographics
Auka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Auka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Auka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Auka (Russian: Аука) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ăūkä. For other possible spellings of Auka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Auka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 143,592nd most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,352,339 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Auka live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 309,270th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 713 people.
The last name Auka is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,944 people, or 1 in 23,755. In Kenya Auka is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 25 percent live, Kakamega County, where 14 percent live and Nyamira County, where 14 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Auka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Auka last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Auka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.08% less than the national average, earning 169,291 kr per year and in United States they earn 48.89% more than the national average, earning $64,243 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Auka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Auka in the Russian language | ||
| Аука | auka | - |
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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
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- 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 Auka
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