Jhaka Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Jhaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Jhaka (2,813) may also be a first name.
Jhaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jhaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jhaka (Hindi: झका, Oriya: ଝକ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jhaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Jhaka is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jhaka reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 137,470th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,813 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India Jhaka is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 98 percent live, Chandigarh, where 1 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jhaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jhaka in the Hindi language | ||
| झका | jhaka | 89.47 |
| झाका | jhaka | 10.53 |
| Jhaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଝକ | jhaka | 66.67 |
| ଝକା | jhaka | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Jhaka
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