Pitaka Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pitaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Thailand891:793,689128,670
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Benin141:738,25740,906
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pitaka (71) may also be a first name.

Pitaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pitaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pitaka (Hindi: पिताका, Oriya: ପିତକା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 802,733rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Pitaka are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pitaka is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 71 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 4,261,474. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 94 percent reside, Telangana, where 4 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India Pitaka occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pitaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pitaka in the Hindi language
पिताकाpitaka-
Pitaka in the Oriya language
ପିତକାpitaka60
ପିଟକpitaka20
ପିଟକାpitaka20

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