Orkah Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Orkah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Orkah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkah? popularity and diffusion
Orkah is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Orkah live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Orkah is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 54 percent reside, Ogun, where 23 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Orkah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkaha | 91 | 27 | / |
| Orkaah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orka | 89 | 149 | / |
| Gorka | 80 | 3,590 | / |
| Orkaa | 80 | 2,098 | / |
| Horka | 80 | 1,371 | / |
| Orkoh | 80 | 395 | / |
| Arkah | 80 | 147 | / |
| Orkay | 80 | 40 | / |
| Erkah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Orkaš | 80 | 9 | / |
| Orkaz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Orkea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ourka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oerka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkaç | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uorka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oorka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orrkahad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orkkahat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorkha | 73 | 1,458 | / |
| Arkaah | 73 | 827 | / |
| Horkay | 73 | 410 | / |
| Harkah | 73 | 324 | / |
| Horkai | 73 | 269 | / |
| Horkka | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gorkho | 73 | 33 | / |
| Horkaš | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gourka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Huorka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ohyrka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hourka | 73 | 8 | / |
| Horkas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gorkay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ourkas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gorkai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orkhei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gorkaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orkhad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oirkha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horkaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourkat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arhkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkosh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Arka | 67 | 7,286 | / |
| Orko | 67 | 3,064 | / |
| Orca | 67 | 2,089 | / |
| Ourkhou | 67 | 433 | / |
| Erka | 67 | 393 | / |
| Urka | 67 | 197 | / |
| Harkach | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hurkach | 67 | 45 | / |
| Asrkash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Horcath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orkoosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aarkash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourkait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaurkah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarkath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkhooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orrkhad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orkah
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