Preka Surname
Approximately 2,243 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,173 | 1:2,484 | 430 |
| Greece | 779 | 1:14,223 | 1,936 |
| Ivory Coast | 143 | 1:161,337 | 7,391 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Kosovo | 27 | 1:68,958 | 4,589 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
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'.
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Average Preka Salary in
United States
$40,743 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Preka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Preka is the 188,491st most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,249,017 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Preka live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent live in Albano-Europe. Preka is also the 603,623rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 223 people.
The last name is most widely held in Albania, where it is carried by 1,173 people, or 1 in 2,484. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Shkodër County, where 51 percent live, Lezhë County, where 32 percent live and Tirana County, where 13 percent live. Besides Albania this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 35 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live.
Preka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Preka surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the 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
Preka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Preka in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रेका | preka | - |
| Preka in the Oriya language | ||
| େପକା | epaka | - |
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Footnotes
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