Eraka Surname
Approximately 2,289 people bear this surname
Eraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,257 | 1:339,861 | 18,674 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Eraka (69,661) may also be a first name.
Eraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eraka (Marathi: एरेका, Oriya: ଏରକା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eraka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Eraka is the 185,182nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,183,725 people. The surname Eraka is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Eraka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 13,932nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 69,661 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,257 people, or 1 in 339,861. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent reside, Gujarat, where 4 percent reside and Odisha, where 2 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eraka in the Marathi language | ||
| एरेका | ereka | - |
| Eraka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏରକା | eraka | 72.5 |
| ଏରାକା | eraka | 25 |
| ଏରଲା | erala | 2.5 |
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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
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- 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 Eraka
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