Mouka Surname
Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname
Mouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 386 | 1:28,704 | 4,425 |
| Niger | 262 | 1:73,252 | 3,282 |
| Cameroon | 213 | 1:97,507 | 11,577 |
| Nigeria | 148 | 1:1,196,911 | 48,419 |
| Congo | 126 | 1:39,596 | 3,728 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Czechia | 66 | 1:161,113 | 24,575 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Moukà (1) are calculated separately.
Mouka (352) may also be a first name.
Mouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mouka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻛﻪ, Hindi: मौका) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Moukà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 253,428th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,671,504 people. The last name Mouka occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Mouka reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Mouka is also the 464,438th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 352 people.
Mouka is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 28,704. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 37 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent reside and Western Macedonia, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Mouka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mouka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mouka last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mouka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouka in the Hindi language | ||
| मौका | mauka | - |
| Mouka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﻛﻪ | mwkh | 50 |
| ﻣﻮﻛﺎ | mwka | 25 |
| ﻣﻮﻙ | mwk | 25 |
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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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- 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 Mouka
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