Ideka Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ideka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ideka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ideka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ideka (Marathi: इडेका) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ideka.
How Common Is The Last Name Ideka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Ideka are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Ideka is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 42 percent are found, Benue, where 23 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ideka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ideka in the Marathi language | ||
| इडेका | ideka | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ideka
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