Orkas Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Orkas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 55 | 1:201,451 | 31,872 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Orkaš (9) are calculated separately.
Orkas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkas (Hindi: ओर्कस, Marathi: ओरकस, Russian: Оркас) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Orkaš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Orkas live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Orkas is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 201,451. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 73 percent live and Attica, where 27 percent live. Outside of Greece this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 10 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkaš | 93 | 9 | / |
| Gorkas | 91 | 22 | / |
| Horkas | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ourkas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Orkash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorkash | 83 | 39 | / |
| Oerkash | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gorkhas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkas | 80 | 348 | / |
| Orcas | 80 | 311 | / |
| Erkas | 80 | 67 | / |
| Orkaz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Orkos | 80 | 6 | / |
| Urkas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkaç | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkasova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hoerkaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Harkas | 73 | 853 | / |
| Horcas | 73 | 783 | / |
| Đurkas | 73 | 115 | / |
| Gorkos | 73 | 67 | / |
| Orkots | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gurkas | 73 | 42 | / |
| Arkash | 73 | 19 | / |
| Arkais | 73 | 18 | / |
| Horkaš | 73 | 15 | / |
| Horkos | 73 | 14 | / |
| Horkás | 73 | 8 | / |
| Herkas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aarkas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Garkas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arkasz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eurkas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorcas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkaas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orkeys | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orkosh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Horkous | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gurkash | 67 | 54 | / |
| Garkajs | 67 | 37 | / |
| Harkash | 67 | 17 | / |
| Harkass | 67 | 6 | / |
| Herkash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horkoss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asrkash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erkhais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orkoosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horkosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourcas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourkos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erkhays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkcase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarkash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harckas | 67 | 0 | / |
Orkas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orkas in the Hindi language | ||
| ओर्कस | orkasa | - |
| Orkas in the Marathi language | ||
| ओरकस | orakasa | - |
| Orkas in the Russian language | ||
| Оркас | orkas | - |
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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
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