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) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jhaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jhaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jhaka is the 2,020,555th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jhaka live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jhaka is also the 137,470th most frequently held first name globally, held by 2,813 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India Jhaka is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 98 percent are found, Chandigarh, where 1 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Jhaka
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