Dheka Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Dheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 250 | 1:61,753 | 9,307 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dheka (238) may also be a first name.
Dheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dheka (Hindi: ढेका, Marathi: ढेका, Oriya: େଢକା) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dheka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dheka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 749,861st most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Dheka are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dheka is also the 580,229th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 238 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 61,753. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dheka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dheka in the Hindi language | ||
| ढेका | dheka | - |
| Dheka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଢକା | edhaka | - |
| Dheka in the Marathi language | ||
| ढेका | dheka | 68.18 |
| धोेका | dhoeka | 18.18 |
| धेका | dheka | 13.64 |
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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 Dheka
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