Orkas Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Orkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece551:201,45131,872
Finland71:785,24338,644
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

The last name Orkas (Hindi: ओर्कस, Marathi: ओरकस, Russian: Оркас) is found most frequently in Greece. It may be found in the variant forms: Orkaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Orkas is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Orkas are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname 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 reside and Attica, where 27 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 10 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orkaš939/
Gorkas9122/
Horkas917/
Ourkas914/
Orkash911/
Gorkash8339/
Oerkash832/
Gorkhas831/
Arkas80348/
Orcas80311/
Erkas8067/
Orkaz808/
Orkos806/
Urkas802/
Orkaç801/
Orkasova773/
Hoerkaus770/
Harkas73853/
Horcas73783/
Đurkas73115/
Gorkos7367/
Orkots7347/
Gurkas7342/
Arkash7319/
Arkais7318/
Horkaš7315/
Horkos7314/
Horkás738/
Herkas735/
Aarkas734/
Garkas734/
Arkasz732/
Eurkas731/
Gorcas731/
Arkaas730/
Orkeys730/
Orkosh730/
Horkous6754/
Gurkash6754/
Garkajs6737/
Harkash6717/
Harkass676/
Herkash675/
Horkoss674/
Asrkash674/
Erkhais674/
Orkoosh672/
Horkosz671/
Gourcas671/
Gourkos671/
Herkass671/
Harkase671/
Erkhays671/
Arkhaus671/
Arkcase671/
Aarkash671/
Harkats671/
Garkays671/
Harckas670/

Orkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orkas in the Hindi language
ओर्कसorkasa-
Orkas in the Marathi language
ओरकसorakasa-
Orkas in the Russian language
Оркасorkas-

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Footnotes

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