Jouka Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Jouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 136 | 1:257,512 | 5,426 |
| Mauritania | 71 | 1:57,674 | 4,094 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jouka (56) may also be a first name.
Jouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jouka (Arabic: جوقا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻙ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jouka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,085,744th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Jouka reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Levant. Jouka is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 56 people.
The surname is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 257,512. Other than Iraq this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 31 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jouka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jouka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻙ | jwk | 83.33 |
| ﺟﻮﻛﺎ | jwka | 16.67 |
| Jouka in the Arabic language | ||
| جوقا | jwqa | - |
| جوخا | jwkha | - |
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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 Jouka
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