Demaka Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Demaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 74 | 1:280,663 | 26,698 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Demaka (313) may also be a first name.
Demaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Demaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Demaka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺎﻛﻪ, Marathi: देमाका, Oriya: େଡମକା) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Demaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Demaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Demaka live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 496,565th most common first name globally. It is borne by 313 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 280,663. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found, North Region, where 4 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Demaka exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Demaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Demaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻣﺎﻛﻪ | dmakh | - |
| Demaka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡମକା | edamaka | 97.56 |
| େଡ଼ମକା | eramaka | 2.44 |
| Demaka in the Marathi language | ||
| देमाका | demaka | 50 |
| डेमका | demaka | 50 |
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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 Demaka
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