Reka Surname
Approximately 11,842 people bear this surname
Reka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,219 | 1:181,812 | 11,102 |
| Ukraine | 1,433 | 1:31,767 | 4,583 |
| Kosovo | 1,153 | 1:1,615 | 257 |
| Albania | 1,059 | 1:2,752 | 486 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Indonesia | 788 | 1:167,829 | 16,283 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Turkey | 460 | 1:169,177 | 12,968 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Papua New Guinea | 134 | 1:60,849 | 7,857 |
| Algeria | 117 | 1:330,184 | 31,078 |
| Greece | 107 | 1:103,549 | 17,425 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| North Macedonia | 25 | 1:84,059 | 7,798 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Réka (18) & Rekã (1) are calculated separately.
Reka (33,515) may also be a first name.
Reka Demographics
Average Reka Salary in
United States
$29,298 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Reka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Reka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Reka (Bengali: রেখারানী, Georgian: რეკა, Hindi: रेका, Marathi: रेका, Oriya: େରକା) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered as: Réka or Rekã. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Reka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Reka is the 43,882nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 615,398 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Reka live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Reka is also the 25,560th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 33,515 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 4,219 people, or 1 in 181,812. In India Reka is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 63 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found. Not including India Reka exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 12 percent are found and Kosovo, where 10 percent are found.
Reka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Reka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Reka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Reka surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Reka last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Reka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.1% less than the national average, earning $29,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.58% less than the national average, earning $33,498 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Reka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reka in the Georgian language | ||
| რეკა | reka | - |
| Reka in the Oriya language | ||
| େରକା | eraka | 95 |
| ଏଲାମା | elama | 5 |
| Reka in the Marathi language | ||
| रेका | reka | 94.74 |
| रॅका | reka | 5.26 |
| Reka in the Hindi language | ||
| रेका | reka | 85.71 |
| रेखा | rekha | 11.9 |
| रेक | reka | 2.38 |
| Reka in the Bengali language | ||
| রেখারানী | rekharani | 50 |
| রেকা | reka | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Reka
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