Ireka Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Ireka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Ireka (168) may also be a first name.
Ireka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ireka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ireka (Hindi: ीरेका, Marathi: ईरेका) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ireka? popularity and diffusion
Ireka is the 1,484,726th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. Ireka is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ireka live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ireka is also the 705,855th most widespread first name on earth, held by 168 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 42 percent are found, Ondo, where 13 percent are found and Abia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ireka exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ireka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ireka in the Marathi language | ||
| ईरेका | ireka | - |
| Ireka in the Hindi language | ||
| ीरेका | ireka | 50 |
| इरेका | ireka | 50 |
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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 Ireka
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