Loka Surname
Approximately 25,419 people bear this surname
Loka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 11,532 | 1:7,972 | 969 |
| Indonesia | 3,616 | 1:36,573 | 4,256 |
| India | 3,115 | 1:246,249 | 14,322 |
| Albania | 1,261 | 1:2,311 | 399 |
| Nigeria | 1,220 | 1:145,199 | 9,251 |
| DR Congo | 1,136 | 1:65,035 | 7,666 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 370 | 1:22,037 | 2,376 |
| Ivory Coast | 339 | 1:68,057 | 3,872 |
| Thailand | 269 | 1:262,596 | 44,845 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Cameroon | 186 | 1:111,662 | 12,987 |
| Uganda | 168 | 1:232,377 | 17,736 |
| Kenya | 157 | 1:294,139 | 18,825 |
| Greece | 156 | 1:71,024 | 11,930 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Benin | 103 | 1:100,346 | 11,409 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Latvia | 37 | 1:55,407 | 8,324 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Lóka (25) & Loká (3) are calculated separately.
Loka (74,607) may also be a first name.
Loka Demographics
Loka Political Affiliation
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Loka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Loka (Hindi: लोका, Marathi: लोका, Oriya: େଲାକା, Russian: Лока, Tibetan: ལོ་ཀ་) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lóka or Loká. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Loka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,437th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 286,697 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Loka live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 13,129th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 74,607 people.
The last name Loka is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 11,532 people, or 1 in 7,972. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Loka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Loka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loka surname grew 1,355 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Loka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (71%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Loka last name are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.17% registered with the party.
The amount Loka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning 343,167 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.51% less than the national average, earning R 29,688 per year; in United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning $62,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Loka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loka in the Marathi language | ||
| लोका | loka | 99.7 |
| लोक | loka | 0.3 |
| Loka in the Hindi language | ||
| लोका | loka | 99.39 |
| लोक | loka | 0.61 |
| Loka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାକା | elaka | 93.02 |
| େଲାକ | elaka | 6.2 |
| ଲୁକା | luka | 0.78 |
| Loka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལོ་ཀ་ | loka | 75 |
| ལོག་ཀ་ | lokka | 25 |
| Loka in the Russian language | ||
| Лока | loka | - |
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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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