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 Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Loka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Loka (Hindi: लोका, Marathi: लोका, Oriya: େଲାକା, Russian: Лока, Tibetan: ལོ་ཀ་) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Lóka or Loká. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Loka is the 21,437th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 286,697 people. Loka occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Loka live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Loka is also the 13,129th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 74,607 people.
The surname Loka is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 11,532 people, or 1 in 7,972. Apart from Egypt this last name occurs 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 incidence of Loka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loka last name increased 1,355 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Loka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (71%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Loka surname are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.17% being registered with the political 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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