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

The last name Orka (Russian: Орка) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orka? popularity and diffusion

Orka is the 1,441,361st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. Orka is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Orka reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 391,396th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 473 people.

Orka is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 73 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Orka exists in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 4 percent are found.

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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