Locka Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Locka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Locka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Locka (10) may also be a first name.

Locka Last Name Facts

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

Locka is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Locka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Locka is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Locka reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Locka is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent live, East Region, where 5 percent live and South Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Locka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Locka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loucka91302/
Lockay916/
Loczka914/
Lockha913/
Locska912/
Lockea911/
Lockai911/
Locskai83252/
Locskay832/
Locke8057,547/
Lucka801,059/
Locca80309/
Lacka80298/
Locky80154/
Locki8039/
Lúcka803/
Lockey733,761/
Lockie733,326/
Lackay731,363/
Loucká73375/
Luczka73327/
Loucký73217/
Laczka73216/
Loučka73209/
Luckay73197/
Lockee73154/
Loucky73146/
Loocke7380/
Hlocký7357/
Hlocká7348/
Lucska7346/
Luckai7345/
Laucka7334/
Loycke7333/
Ločkai7331/
Lócska7331/
Lacska7327/
Loccke7325/
Loucke7321/
Loczki7320/
Lochki7318/
Loucki7317/
Hlocky737/
Lhocká736/
Lhocký734/
Luckka733/
Loczky732/
Hlucka732/
Lackaj731/
Lóczka731/
Llacka731/
Lockhy731/
Lackai731/
Luckaj731/
Luckaa731/
Locqua731/
Lockeh731/
Luycka731/
Lochky730/
Lucskai67399/
Lócskai6790/
Lucskay6750/
Hleucka6747/
Luckhai6739/
Luchkai6729/
Lackhai6717/
Lhotska6710/
Lasczka679/
Loutska675/
Lockkey673/
Luckeea672/
Louchki672/
Lachkay672/
Luckhea671/
Lozkaay671/
Loockke670/
Loockey670/

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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 Locka
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