Joka Surname
Approximately 8,595 people bear this surname
Joka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4,174 | 1:30,629 | 2,983 |
| South Africa | 1,501 | 1:36,094 | 4,627 |
| India | 880 | 1:871,665 | 38,211 |
| Tanzania | 323 | 1:163,906 | 14,587 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Poland | 203 | 1:187,235 | 25,479 |
| Serbia | 189 | 1:37,804 | 3,906 |
| Indonesia | 186 | 1:711,017 | 55,051 |
| Croatia | 164 | 1:25,784 | 5,356 |
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Albania | 33 | 1:88,305 | 9,061 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | 1:176,820 | 10,618 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Jóka (34) are calculated separately.
Joka (8,669) may also be a first name.
Joka Demographics
Joka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Joka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻙ, Hindi: जोका, Marathi: जोका, Oriya: େଜାକା) is found most in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms: Jóka. Click here for further potential spellings of Joka.
How Common Is The Last Name Joka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 58,755th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 847,882 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Joka live; 49 percent live in East Asia and 49 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 67,393rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 8,669 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 4,174 people, or 1 in 30,629. In Japan Joka is most common in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Kyoto Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Joka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Joka last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Joka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49.09% less than the national average, earning R 120,984 per year and in United States they earn 18.47% less than the national average, earning $35,181 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Joka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻙ | jwk | - |
| Joka in the Hindi language | ||
| जोका | joka | - |
| Joka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜାକା | ejaka | - |
| Joka in the Marathi language | ||
| जोका | joka | - |
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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 Joka
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