Orka Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
India161:47,941,586492,263
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Orka (473) may also be a first name.

Orka Last Name Facts

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

Orka (Russian: Орка) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orka? popularity and diffusion

Orka is the 1,441,361st most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Orka live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orka is also the 391,396th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 473 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria Orka is primarily found in: Benue, where 73 percent live, Abia, where 8 percent live and Nasarawa, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Orka is found in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Turkey, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorka893,590/
Orkaa892,098/
Horka891,371/
Orkay8940/
Orkah8915/
Orkaš899/
Orkaz898/
Orkea895/
Orkai892/
Orkka892/
Ourka892/
Uorka891/
Oorka891/
Orkaç891/
Oerka891/
Gorkha801,458/
Horkay80410/
Horkai80269/
Orkaya8057/
Horkka8038/
Orkaha8027/
Orkuha8015/
Horkaš8015/
Gourka8012/
Huorka8012/
Ohyrka809/
Hourka808/
Horkas807/
Orkaia805/
Gorkai804/
Gorkay804/
Ourkas804/
Gorkaa803/
Oirkha802/
Orkhad802/
Gorkka801/
Orkaah801/
Horkaj801/
Ourkat801/
Arka757,286/
Orko753,064/
Orca752,089/
Erka75393/
Orke75375/
Urka75197/
Orki75150/
Orky752/
Gorkaya73857/
Ourkait731/
Gorkaia731/
Gorkhai731/
Orrkhad731/
Horca672,527/
Horký672,481/
Gurka672,008/
Horká671,944/
Garka671,898/
Horky671,254/
Gorke671,237/
Harka67945/
Herka67883/
Arkaç67859/
Orcko67842/
Gorko67821/
Hurka67731/
Hůrka67426/
Gorki67415/
Orkoh67395/
Orcas67311/
Oerke67299/
Orkie67289/
Arkha67264/
Urkay67258/
Urkaç67219/
Erkay67186/
Horke67162/
Gorky67161/
Arkah67147/
Horko67129/
Orcay67119/
Erkau6785/
Árkai6781/
Arkai6771/
Gorca6768/
Horki6765/
Orkeh6762/
Đurka6756/
Orcai6748/
Erkaa6739/
Arzka6733/
Orkey6730/
Orcau6722/
Oorki6721/
Aarka6720/
Orcaz6720/
Ľorko6719/
Orkiz6717/
Hôrka6717/
Arkay6716/
Erkha6716/
Orkiy6713/
Erkka6710/
Erkah6710/
Arkaa679/
Arkca678/
Orkhi678/
Orkáč677/
Arkka677/
Ourke676/
Aurka676/
Orkoo675/
Urkaa674/
Arrka673/
Orkko673/
Eurka672/
Urkas672/
Orcea672/
Ourki672/
Orkuy671/
Oorke671/
Orcoa671/
Arkea671/
Orkho671/
Orkee671/
Uorke671/
Orcca671/
Orkoj671/
Orkou671/
Urkha671/
Árkay671/
Gorkaowa671/
Orrkahad671/
Orkkahat671/
Arkaj671/
Ehrka670/
Orcat670/
Ohrke670/

Orka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orka in the Russian language
Оркаorka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orka
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