Nareka Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nareka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nareka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nareka (116) may also be a first name.

Nareka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nareka is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nareka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Nareka reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 868,627th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 116 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 70,291. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 68 percent reside, Morobe, where 31 percent reside and West New Britain, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naireka9266/
Nareika9243/
Nareyka9241/
Nhareka9213/
Narieka926/
Ngareka924/
Naraeka923/
Narekad921/
Narekka921/
Narejka921/
Narekai921/
Narekkat86240/
Nasreska868/
Nareckas867/
Narika83935/
Naroka83190/
Naraka83147/
Nareki8398/
Nareko8351/
Noreka8331/
Naryka8320/
Nareke8312/
Nereka834/
Nareky831/
Nareca831/
Naureckas8022/
Noreika772,041/
Nareyko771,140/
Narejko77308/
Narecki77188/
Nareiko77184/
Nareski77150/
Narokha77100/
Nareike7754/
Narokah7742/
Narakka7739/
Noreyka7733/
Narikka7730/
Ngoreka7727/
Narokai7727/
Naireke7722/
Ngareki7721/
Narajka7717/
Narikah7716/
Norieka7710/
Naurika779/
Naresky778/
Narakay778/
Ngarika774/
Naraeca774/
Neareke773/
Nairaka773/
Nharika772/
Narioka772/
Noureka772/
Nareyke772/
Narakai772/
Narikaa771/
Narikay771/
Noereka771/
Norecka771/
Norekha771/
Noretka771/
Nareeca771/
Narejke771/
Narekhe771/
Narekou771/
Narycka771/
Naraika771/
Narikai771/
Narakau771/
Naurecki71123/
Noreikat7197/
Noreikas7133/
Nnaerika7112/
Narejkis717/
Nahrejko716/
Naureckaitė715/
Nareekee714/
Nahreiko714/
Nareikys713/
Nareykis712/
Naarzika712/
Noreiska711/
Narakhea711/
Nareekot711/
Narrakka711/
Nasreski711/
Nahreyko711/
Narikkka711/
Ngnareki711/
Noorekha711/
Nareicke710/
Nariki67997/
Naraca67965/
Narike67534/
Norika67292/
Neraka67197/
Nariko67158/
Naroko67100/
Narice6788/
Narece6775/
Noraka6741/
Narako6739/
Noreke6722/
Noroka6722/
Neroka6710/
Noreko677/
Narikkatt676/
Narica675/
Nerika673/
Nereca673/
Noreca673/
Naryko672/
Nereko672/
Noreki672/
Nariky671/
Naureckis671/
Naryki671/
Narèce671/

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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 Nareka
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