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) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Moukà. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 253,428th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,671,504 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Mouka are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 464,438th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 352 people.
The surname Mouka is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 28,704. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 37 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent live and Western Macedonia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Greece it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Mouka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mouka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mouka surname increased 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
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