Huka Surname
Approximately 11,991 people bear this surname
Huka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,089 | 1:5,709 | 790 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Tanzania | 643 | 1:82,335 | 8,420 |
| Indonesia | 391 | 1:338,233 | 29,438 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Solomon Islands | 55 | 1:10,546 | 1,849 |
| Turkey | 44 | 1:1,768,669 | 64,663 |
| Albania | 23 | 1:126,698 | 10,929 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Huka (13,120) may also be a first name.
Huka Demographics
Huka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Huka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Huka (Hindi: हुका, Marathi: हुका, Oriya: ହୁକା) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Huka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Huka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 43,395th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,751 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Huka live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 50,943rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13,120 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 8,089 people, or 1 in 5,709. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Marsabit County, where 47 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 27 percent are found and Mandera County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Huka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (73%) in Kenya.
Huka earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.66% less than the national average, earning 257,267 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Huka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Huka in the Oriya language | ||
| ହୁକା | huka | - |
| Huka in the Marathi language | ||
| हुका | huka | 96.39 |
| हुका-या | huka-ya | 2.41 |
| हूका | huka | 1.2 |
| Huka in the Hindi language | ||
| हुका | huka | 84.18 |
| हूका | huka | 15.48 |
| रूका | ruka | 0.03 |
| हूक | huka | 0.03 |
| कुका | kuka | 0.03 |
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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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- 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 Huka
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