Avoka Surname
Approximately 1,107 people bear this surname
Avoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Avoka (395) may also be a first name.
Avoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Avoka (Russian: Авока) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Avoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Avoka is the 333,705th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,583,149 people. The last name Avoka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Avoka live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Avoka is also the 434,832nd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 395 people.
The surname Avoka is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Without taking into account Ghana this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Avoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avoka in the Russian language | ||
| Авока | avoka | - |
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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 Avoka
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