Preka Surname

188,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Preka Surname User-submission:

The surname Preka is of Albanian origin. It comes from the Albanian word prejka, which means 'piece of wood'.

Preka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,1731:2,484430
Greece7791:14,2231,936
Ivory Coast1431:161,3377,391
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Kosovo271:68,9584,589
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England111:5,065,278148,650
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Preka (223) may also be a first name.

Preka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Preka is of Albanian origin. It comes from the Albanian word prejka, which means 'piece of wood'.

- tzecks

Preka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preka (Hindi: प्रेका, Oriya: େପକା) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Preka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,491st most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,249,017 people. The last name Preka is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Preka reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 603,623rd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 223 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is borne by 1,173 people, or 1 in 2,484. In Albania Preka is primarily found in: Shkodër County, where 51 percent are found, Lezhë County, where 32 percent are found and Tirana County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Albania it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 35 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.

Preka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preka surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Preka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.94% less than the national average, earning €8,425 per year and in United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prekaj91482/
Predka9181/
Pretka9154/
Prekau9146/
Preyka9116/
Preška9111/
Prekha915/
Preaka913/
Prekka912/
Prieka912/
Preeka911/
Proeka911/
Prekay911/
Preuka911/
Prekkas834/
Prekkha834/
Preakas831/
Przecka831/
Praekha831/
Proekca831/
Preyska830/
Perka805,380/
Preko803,682/
Pyrka801,939/
Pryka80438/
Proka80374/
Pirka80289/
Prika80175/
Preca80152/
Praka80145/
Peřka8048/
Pěrka8028/
Pírka8017/
Preki8012/
Preke802/
Preké801/
Preyckah7752/
Predko732,355/
Prokai73365/
Prokha73350/
Prokaj73348/
Percea73233/
Prokay73203/
Prajka73117/
Pyrkha73117/
Pirkha73113/
Pirkad7389/
Prakah7367/
Prydka7365/
Presca7360/
Pricea7356/
Pircea7351/
Perkga7348/
Perkaj7342/
Proika7342/
Pretki7335/
Precas7333/
Pirkau7323/
Preqaj7322/
Prekki7320/
Prytka7320/
Perkka7319/
Precaj7318/
Preake7318/
Prekou7318/
Prekoh7317/
Progka7317/
Perkaz7317/
Perkha7316/
Projka7315/
Prykas7314/
Pracka7314/
Pretky7314/
Prakai7314/
Precca7313/
Perkai7312/
Prakay7311/
Perkaa7310/
Prakha738/
Percka738/
Pretke737/
Prekiç737/
Pirkka736/
Piorka736/
Prakka735/
Proeca735/
Procka735/
Phraka735/
Prekhi734/
Prakaa734/
Preaca734/
Preace733/
Perkca733/
Przeko732/
Peerka732/
Prekey732/
Proyka732/
Precat732/
Precko732/
Preßke732/
Pîrcea732/
Prraka732/
Predke731/
Pearka731/
Predca731/
Preike731/
Prekke731/
Pretca731/
Prayka731/
Prikha731/
Precah731/
Pierka731/
Pherka731/
Perkah731/
Pirkai731/
Pirkay731/
Pyrzka731/
Prigka731/
Prikka731/
Prekui731/
Preqas731/
Prequa731/
Pragka731/
Preeca731/
Prezca731/
Prroka731/
Preket730/
Precoa730/
Perceau67468/
Prekker67229/
Preasca67191/
Pirkhah67187/
Preskey67156/
Prezkop6788/
Precker6768/
Prychka6763/
Prekopp6760/
Proicea6756/
Perkach6743/
Prigkas6741/
Preatca6736/
Preskou6728/
Proikas6723/
Prizkau6721/
Preskop6718/
Priecko6714/
Prrocka6713/
Prikass6712/
Preshko6711/
Preadco679/
Petrkač679/
Preakos678/
Pyrkacz678/
Preasco678/
Pryszka677/
Prichea676/
Preache675/
Pohyrka675/
Preskot674/
Pearcea674/
Prescad673/
Perkacz673/
Prđokaj673/
Preiske673/
Prikazs673/
Pretcko673/
Prekehr672/
Prezkot672/
Preszko672/
Preacco672/
Pyrkatz672/
Perkatz672/
Prekych672/
Pirkait671/
Prekets671/
Preyski671/
Prezcau671/
Prezqay671/
Preadca671/
Prechko671/
Prakaah671/
Prakaha671/
Prakahh671/
Prroeca671/
Pruiska671/
Perkauz671/
Pirkasd671/
Prechea671/
Prjkash671/
Prickau671/
Prikhah671/
Prekoup671/
Preszca671/
Precast671/
Preischkat671/
Prokkai671/
Prykacz671/
Pierkah671/
Preigke671/
Pyrkach671/
Perkahs671/
Prikead671/
Pryshka671/
Preaker670/
Prekett670/

Preka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preka in the Hindi language
प्रेकाpreka-
Preka in the Oriya language
େପକାepaka-

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