Koreka Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Koreka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 140 | 1:378,154 | 27,501 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Koreka (17) may also be a first name.
Koreka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koreka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koreka (Marathi: कोरके, Russian: Корека) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koreka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,144,405th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Koreka reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 378,154. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 94 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koreka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koreka in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरके | korake | - |
| Koreka in the Russian language | ||
| Корека | koreka | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Koreka
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