Eka Surname
Approximately 94,362 people bear this surname
Eka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 67,784 | 1:11,316 | 931 |
| Indonesia | 12,500 | 1:10,580 | 1,335 |
| Nigeria | 5,376 | 1:32,951 | 2,734 |
| Bangladesh | 2,343 | 1:68,014 | 3,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,206 | 1:3,696 | 188 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| DR Congo | 499 | 1:148,055 | 15,508 |
| Thailand | 428 | 1:165,043 | 26,479 |
| Congo | 329 | 1:15,164 | 1,865 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Niger | 150 | 1:127,947 | 4,917 |
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Ivory Coast | 87 | 1:265,187 | 10,377 |
| Iran | 83 | 1:925,091 | 43,938 |
| Mauritania | 59 | 1:69,404 | 4,742 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1:312,129 | 14,385 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Eka (210,186) may also be a first name.
Eka Demographics
Average Eka Salary in
United States
$61,024 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eka (Arabic: عكي, Georgian: ეკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎ, Hindi: एका, Marathi: एका, Oriya: ଏକା) is found most frequently in India. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,971st most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 77,230 people. The surname Eka is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Eka are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,972nd most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 210,186 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 67,784 people, or 1 in 11,316. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 91 percent are found, Odisha, where 7 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India Eka is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Eka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Eka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Eka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Eka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Eka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning R 265,008 per year; in United States they earn 41.43% more than the national average, earning $61,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $57,934 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eka in the Georgian language | ||
| ეკა | eka | - |
| Eka in the Marathi language | ||
| एका | eka | - |
| Eka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକା | eka | 97.2 |
| ଏକ | eka | 0.07 |
| Eka in the Hindi language | ||
| एका | eka | 96.67 |
| ेका | eka | 3.33 |
| Eka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺎ | aka | 57.89 |
| ﺃﻛﺎ | aka | 36.84 |
| ﺃﻕ | aq | 5.26 |
| Eka in the Arabic language | ||
| عكي | ky | - |
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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 Eka
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