Ereka Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Ereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ereka (793) may also be a first name.
Ereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ereka (Oriya: ଏେରକା) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ereka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,125,333rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Ereka are found; 30 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 290,823rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 793 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Ereka is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 97 percent live, Siaya County, where 2 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ereka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ereka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେରକା | eeraka | - |
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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 Ereka
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