Orkaš Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Orkaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Orkas (70) are calculated separately.
Orkaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orkaš is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Orkas. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orkaš is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orkaš are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 528,576. In Croatia Orkaš is most common in: Brod-Posavina County, where 75 percent live and Zadar County, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkas | 93 | 70 | / |
| Horkaš | 91 | 15 | / |
| Orka | 89 | 149 | / |
| Gorka | 80 | 3,590 | / |
| Orkaa | 80 | 2,098 | / |
| Horka | 80 | 1,371 | / |
| Orkac | 80 | 90 | / |
| Orkay | 80 | 40 | / |
| Orkah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Orkaz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Orkea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ourka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uorka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oorka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkaç | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorkha | 73 | 1,458 | / |
| Horkay | 73 | 410 | / |
| Horkai | 73 | 269 | / |
| Horkka | 73 | 38 | / |
| Orkaha | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gorkas | 73 | 22 | / |
| Huorka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gourka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ohyrka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hourka | 73 | 8 | / |
| Horkas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ourkas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gorkai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gorkay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gorkaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orkhad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oirkha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horkáš | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourkat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horkaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arka | 67 | 7,286 | / |
| Orko | 67 | 3,064 | / |
| Orca | 67 | 2,089 | / |
| Gorkash | 67 | 39 | / |
| Oerkash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrkhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourkait | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Orkaš
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