Kareka Surname
Approximately 2,031 people bear this surname
Kareka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Karéka (1) are calculated separately.
Kareka (556) may also be a first name.
Kareka Demographics
Average Kareka Salary in
United States
$48,727 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kareka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kareka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kareka (Marathi: करेका, Oriya: କେରକା) occurs most in Togo. It may occur as a variant: Karéka. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kareka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kareka is the 204,545th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,588,157 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kareka are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kareka is also the 356,749th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 556 people.
It is most frequently used in Togo, where it is held by 1,155 people, or 1 in 6,275. Outside of Togo it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 23 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.
Kareka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kareka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kareka surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
Kareka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kareka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kareka in the Oriya language | ||
| କେରକା | keraka | - |
| Kareka in the Marathi language | ||
| करेका | kareka | 50 |
| कारेक | kareka | 50 |
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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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- 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 Kareka
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