Jalka Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Jalka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
India111:69,733,217610,955
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jalka (212) may also be a first name.

Jalka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jalka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jalka (Bengali: জলকা, Hindi: जलका, Oriya: ଜଳକା, Tibetan: ཇལ་ཀ་) occurs more in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Jalka reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 620,917th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 212 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ecuador, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 454,453. In Ecuador Jalka is mostly found in: Guayas Province, where 97 percent are found and Galápagos Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Ecuador it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Sweden, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhalka915/
Djalka912/
Jalkah911/
Jalkhaa8319/
Jalkaya835/
Jacelka831/
Jalkaut831/
Salka802,438/
Jalca801,994/
Zalka801,672/
Calka80592/
Yalka80550/
Jalke80123/
Jalki8044/
Jolka807/
Jalko803/
Jalky802/
Jalqa802/
Jhalke733,814/
Jalqah73451/
Salkah73174/
Salkai7394/
Salkay7384/
Salkha7370/
Saulka7344/
Yaleka7343/
Yalkas7340/
Zhalka7331/
Zalkai7325/
Zalkau7324/
Jalkio7322/
Jhalki7317/
Cealka7316/
Yalkai7315/
Jalkhi7310/
Jealca739/
Zalkas736/
Jolkka736/
Jalkhe736/
Zalkha735/
Jalkos734/
Djalko732/
Jalcas732/
Yalkay732/
Jalkot732/
Yalkaç732/
Yalkaş731/
Yalkaa731/
Yaalka731/
Sealka731/
Joelka731/
Jalqad731/
Djolka731/
Yalkau731/
Yalkah731/
Zjolka731/
Jalkou731/
Jaulke730/
Zahalka671,544/
Zahálka67673/
Sahulka67166/
Sallkaj6721/
Zatlkaj679/
Jalkhed675/
Jaalkee673/
Sahalka672/
Zasylka671/
Djoulka671/
Zalkaha671/
Zailkas671/
Joolkha671/

Jalka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalka in the Tibetan language
ཇལ་ཀ་jalka-
Jalka in the Bengali language
জলকাjalaka-
Jalka in the Oriya language
ଜଳକାjalaka-
Jalka in the Hindi language
जलकाjalaka67.57
जालकाjalaka16.22
जल्काjalka16.22

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Footnotes

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