Orkia Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Orkia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Orkia (2,617) may also be a first name.
Orkia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orkia is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Orkia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orkia is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Orkia reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orkia is also the 143,645th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,617 people.
Orkia is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Orkia is most frequent in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Bayelsa, where 33 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ourkia | 91 | 507 | / |
| Ourkhia | 83 | 20 | / |
| Orkijat | 83 | 7 | / |
| Hourkia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Horkiat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorkija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkia | 80 | 689 | / |
| Urkia | 80 | 376 | / |
| Erkia | 80 | 13 | / |
| Orkea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orkya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orquia | 73 | 2,280 | / |
| Orchia | 73 | 83 | / |
| Arkiah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Harkia | 73 | 23 | / |
| Orkyaa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aurkia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Horkio | 73 | 5 | / |
| Garkia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ourkya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkiea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arzkia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horkya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aarkia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horquia | 67 | 153 | / |
| Đurkija | 67 | 58 | / |
| Orquias | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ourquia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Harkias | 67 | 16 | / |
| Orquiaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orquija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Horchia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uorchia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Harkiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oorquia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcchia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erkaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oirkyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourchia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkiath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourqia | 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 Orkia
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