Doreka Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Doreka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doreka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Doreka (790) may also be a first name.

Doreka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Doreka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Doreka (Russian: Дорэка) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Doreka.

How Common Is The Last Name Doreka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Doreka is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Doreka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Doreka are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,524th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 790 people.

The last name Doreka is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe Doreka is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 67 percent live and Harare Province, where 33 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doreika9233/
Doureka9216/
Dhoreka921/
Dourekas8634/
Dereka831,183/
Dorika83653/
Doraka83107/
Dureka8395/
Doroka8310/
Doreki839/
Dareka838/
Doreca832/
Doreke831/
Dorekhath804/
Doresca771,489/
Durecka7764/
Dorecki7761/
Dorejko7729/
Darekha7718/
Doreiko7718/
Dourika7712/
Dureska7712/
Derekha7711/
Doreyko779/
Dorokha777/
Durejka776/
Durekha775/
Darekau774/
Dureika774/
Dorreca772/
Darekay771/
Doureca771/
Dhareka771/
Darekka771/
Duoraka771/
Dooraka771/
Dotrika771/
Derekka771/
Dorieko771/
Derejka771/
Dorescat7142/
Dhorikah716/
Doreshko713/
Doriceau711/
Doredkyi711/
Dorakhau711/
Dhorecat711/
Dareikay711/
Doraikai711/
Derreeka711/
Dhotrika711/
Dorica67355/
Daraka67218/
Dorice67206/
Dereko67153/
Darika67145/
Dureke67104/
Dareca67104/
Durika6775/
Doroca6772/
Derika6757/
Dureko6751/
Dareki6740/
Doreco6732/
Dorece6725/
Daroka6724/
Dereca6720/
Deraka6717/
Dorike6715/
Doroko6713/
Dareko6711/
Doriko674/
Dareke673/
Doriki673/
Deroka671/
Doriky671/
Doriqa671/
Doraco671/
Doryce670/

Doreka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doreka in the Russian language
Дорэкаdoreka-

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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 Doreka
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