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 last name Orkaš occurs most in Croatia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Orkas. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkaš? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orkaš is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orkaš live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 528,576. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Brod-Posavina County, where 75 percent reside and Zadar County, where 25 percent reside. Barring Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 11 percent reside.
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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