Oraka Surname
Approximately 3,030 people bear this surname
Oraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,738 | 1:64,698 | 4,753 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Oraka (68) may also be a first name.
Oraka Demographics
Average Oraka Salary in
United States
$38,795 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oraka (Marathi: ओरका, Oriya: ଓରକା, Russian: Орака) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oraka? popularity and diffusion
Oraka is the 146,334th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,405,131 people. The last name Oraka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Oraka live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most common given name worldwide, borne by 68 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,738 people, or 1 in 64,698. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Anambra, where 41 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Oraka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oraka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Oraka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $38,795 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oraka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓରକା | oraka | - |
| Oraka in the Marathi language | ||
| ओरका | oraka | - |
| Oraka in the Russian language | ||
| Орака | oraka | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Oraka
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