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
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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 frequently in Japan. It can appear as: Jóka. Click here for other potential spellings of Joka.
How Common Is The Last Name Joka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,755th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 847,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Joka live; 49 percent live in East Asia and 49 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Joka is also the 67,393rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 8,669 people.
The last name Joka is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 4,174 people, or 1 in 30,629. In Japan Joka is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Kyoto Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Japan it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Joka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Joka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Joka surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being 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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