Garka Surname
Approximately 1,898 people bear this surname
Garka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,024 | 1:18,742 | 1,194 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| India | 209 | 1:3,670,169 | 102,657 |
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Garka (350) may also be a first name.
Garka Demographics
Average Garka Salary in
United States
$48,889 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Garka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garka (Arabic: قاركا, Hindi: गरका, Marathi: गरकळ, Oriya: ଗାକର୍, Russian: Гарка) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Garka.
How Common Is The Last Name Garka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 216,252nd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,839,592 people. The surname Garka is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Garka live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 465,882nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 350 people.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 1,024 people, or 1 in 18,742. In Niger Garka is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 68 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 17 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Niger this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 20 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Garka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Garka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Garka last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Garka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,889 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garka in the Hindi language | ||
| गरका | garaka | - |
| Garka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାକର୍ | gakar | 50 |
| ଗକର୍ା | gakara | 50 |
| Garka in the Marathi language | ||
| गरकळ | garakala | 50 |
| गरका | garaka | 50 |
| Garka in the Russian language | ||
| Гарка | garka | - |
| Garka in the Arabic language | ||
| قاركا | qarka | - |
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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 Garka
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