Koreke Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Koreke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
The alternate forms: Köreke (46) are calculated separately.
Koreke (54) may also be a first name.
Koreke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koreke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koreke (Marathi: कोरेके) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Köreke. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koreke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koreke is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Koreke reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 54 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 44 percent reside, National Capital District, where 38 percent reside and Bougainville, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Koreke occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koreke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koreke in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरेके | koreke | - |
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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 Koreke
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