Hoka Surname
Approximately 3,595 people bear this surname
Hoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,059 | 1:43,607 | 4,533 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Tanzania | 370 | 1:143,085 | 13,108 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| Romania | 170 | 1:118,105 | 13,095 |
| Ivory Coast | 92 | 1:250,774 | 9,967 |
| Solomon Islands | 77 | 1:7,533 | 1,189 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Hóka (268) are calculated separately.
Hoka (8,514) may also be a first name.
Hoka Demographics
Average Hoka Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hoka (Hindi: होका, Marathi: होका) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Hóka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 126,424th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,027,134 people. Hoka is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Hoka reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 23 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,261st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,514 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,059 people, or 1 in 43,607. In Kenya Hoka is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 56 percent live, Kakamega County, where 17 percent live and Kwale County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya Hoka occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 12 percent live.
Hoka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hoka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hoka surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.
Hoka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoka in the Hindi language | ||
| होका | hoka | 96.61 |
| होक | hoka | 3.39 |
| Hoka in the Marathi language | ||
| होका | hoka | 90 |
| होका-या | hoka-ya | 10 |
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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 Hoka
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