Kiraka Surname
Approximately 712 people bear this surname
Kiraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 408 | 1:129,759 | 12,163 |
| Kenya | 181 | 1:255,138 | 17,241 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kiraka (155) may also be a first name.
Kiraka Demographics
Kiraka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiraka (Arabic: كيراكا, Oriya: କୀରକା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiraka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 471,234th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kiraka reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 155 people.
Kiraka is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 129,759. In Tanzania Kiraka is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 77 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Kiraka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiraka in the Oriya language | ||
| କୀରକା | kiraka | 50 |
| କିରକା | kiraka | 50 |
| Kiraka in the Arabic language | ||
| كيراكا | kyraka | - |
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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 Kiraka
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