Berekia Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Berekia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Berekia (124) may also be a first name.
Berekia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berekia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berekia (Oriya: େବେରକିଆ) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Berekia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Berekia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Berekia live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Berekia is also the 836,439th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 124 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 46 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Algeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrekia | 93 | 833 | / |
| Berekiah | 93 | 6 | / |
| Bereckia | 93 | 4 | / |
| Berekkia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Berekya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Berokia | 86 | 7 | / |
| Barekia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Berekea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berakia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berikia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berrokia | 80 | 142 | / |
| Verrekia | 80 | 21 | / |
| Beraikia | 80 | 16 | / |
| Berreqia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Berrikia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berakhia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berrakia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berekeha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berrechia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Barakia | 71 | 30 | / |
| Barikia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Birikia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verrecckia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barakhia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Berichia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bharakia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Berechea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Berraqia | 67 | 2 | / |
Berekia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berekia in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେରକିଆ | eberaki'a | - |
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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 Berekia
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