Erekia Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Erekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erekia (33) may also be a first name.

Erekia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erekia is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Erekia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erekia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erekia is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Erekia reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Erekia is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 33 people.

The surname Erekia is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Erekia is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Erekia occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arekia8323/
Orekia833/
Erekya831/
Erikia831/
Oraekia771/
Erakiah771/
Ijearekhia752/
Errakiah7111/
Orokia67188/
Arokia67170/
Arykia6743/
Erikya6722/
Arikia6716/
Irikia6710/
Arakia679/
Arekya673/
Orikia672/
Irokia671/
Orakia671/
Irakia671/
Orekya671/
Erikio671/
Erakaiiah671/

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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 Erekia
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