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 surname Berekia (Oriya: େବେରକିଆ) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Berekia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Berekia live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 124 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent live, Midlands Province, where 46 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Algeria, where 9 percent live.
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
- 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 Berekia
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