Jaka Surname
Approximately 8,342 people bear this surname
Jaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,503 | 1:306,458 | 17,176 |
| Indonesia | 2,096 | 1:63,096 | 6,886 |
| Tanzania | 1,037 | 1:51,053 | 5,668 |
| Zimbabwe | 806 | 1:19,154 | 2,841 |
| Pakistan | 409 | 1:436,782 | 7,943 |
| Kenya | 315 | 1:146,603 | 11,727 |
| Nigeria | 227 | 1:780,365 | 35,035 |
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Kosovo | 110 | 1:16,926 | 2,143 |
| Spain | 86 | 1:543,628 | 26,445 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Albania | 26 | 1:112,079 | 10,267 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Jáka (11) & Jaká (4) are calculated separately.
Jaka (53,679) may also be a first name.
Jaka Demographics
Jaka Political Affiliation
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Jaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaka (Bengali: জকা, Georgian: ჯაკა, Hindi: जका, Marathi: जाका, Oriya: ଜାକା) is found most in India. It may be found as: Jáka or Jaká. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaka? popularity and diffusion
Jaka is the 60,401st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 873,597 people. Jaka is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Jaka reside; 35 percent reside in South Asia and 30 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jaka is also the 17,413th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 53,679 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 2,503 people, or 1 in 306,458. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 59 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India Jaka is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.
Jaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jaka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jaka last name expanded 488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Jaka surname is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Jaka last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.25% less than the national average, earning R 153,864 per year and in United States they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $53,900 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaka in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯაკა | jaka | - |
| Jaka in the Bengali language | ||
| জকা | jaka | - |
| Jaka in the Hindi language | ||
| जका | jaka | 88.78 |
| जाका | jaka | 9.27 |
| ज़ाका | zaka | 0.49 |
| ज़का | zaka | 0.49 |
| जकी | jaki | 0.49 |
| Jaka in the Marathi language | ||
| जाका | jaka | 69.17 |
| जका | jaka | 30.83 |
| Jaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାକା | jaka | 36.84 |
| ଜକା | jaka | 31.58 |
| ଜକ | jaka | 10.53 |
| ଯାକା | yaka | 10.53 |
| ଯାକ | yaka | 10.53 |
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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 Jaka
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