Larka Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Larka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1631:7,9351,677
India1171:6,556,114148,695
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lärka (281) are calculated separately.

Larka (383) may also be a first name.

Larka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Larka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Larka (Hindi: लरका, Oriya: ଲାକର୍ା, Russian: Ларка) is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lärka. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Larka? popularity and diffusion

Larka is the 631,297th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. Larka is primarily found in Africa, where 34 percent of Larka reside; 34 percent reside in Southern Africa and 34 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Larka is also the 442,958th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 383 people.

Larka is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 7,935. In Mauritius Larka is most common in: Rivière Noire District, where 99 percent are found and Port Louis District, where 1 percent are found. Besides Mauritius Larka exists in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Larka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Larka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Larka surname rose 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Larka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Larka surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Larka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning $45,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lärka93281/
Larkai913,596/
Learka91301/
Larkay9196/
Larkka9125/
Larkas9122/
Larhka9113/
Liarka919/
Hlarka912/
Larkoa912/
Larrka911/
Larkha911/
Larkah911/
Learkai832/
Larckay832/
Larkhad832/
Laireka831/
Larhkah831/
Larkhas831/
Larke801,961/
Lerka80567/
Larko80449/
Larky80326/
Larki80277/
Larca80190/
Lorka80120/
Larkki733,364/
Larkey731,483/
Larkou73143/
Larkeh73127/
Larkee7391/
Larkie7381/
Lairki7346/
Larcat7327/
Larkio7325/
Laarko7319/
Lahrke7315/
Lerkka7315/
Larkoh7312/
Hlorka7312/
Liarki739/
Larrko739/
Laurca738/
Larcky738/
Lohrka735/
Lorkah733/
Larkko732/
Llarke732/
Learke732/
Lourka731/
Larkoi731/
Llarca731/
Lerkay731/
Llorka731/
Larkoy731/
Larcas731/
Larkid731/
Larcke731/
Lhorka731/
Lotrka731/
Lorkaa731/
Laurke730/
Larcker6723/
Larkosh6715/
Layreke676/
Larckeh676/
Larquay673/
Larkhot672/
Liarkos672/
Larkhod672/
Lourkoa671/
Laurkid671/
Larkhuy671/
Larkkee671/
Larkque671/
Laharki671/
Lahurko671/
Laurkie671/
Laharca671/
Larckie671/
Larkich671/
Lorkaha671/
Larquat671/
Lourkas671/
Larkhie671/
Larcash670/
Larkess670/
Larrcat670/
Larkiss670/

Larka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larka in the Hindi language
लरकाlaraka-
Larka in the Oriya language
ଲାକର୍ାlakara90.91
ଲାକର୍lakar3.03
ଲାରକାlaraka3.03
ଲାକାlaka3.03
Larka in the Russian language
Ларкаlarka-

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