Repka Surname

94,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Repka Surname User-submission:

The Repka surname comes from the word repa, which means 'beta' in Latin an 'beet' in English.

Repka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,0581:43,0276,225
United States1,0451:346,85131,135
Slovakia1,0201:5,232404
Russia5581:258,28527,199
Hungary3671:26,7472,967
Czechia3001:35,4455,811
Poland1981:191,96325,943
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Germany851:947,12366,306
Croatia611:69,32112,444
Finland601:91,6129,588
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
England171:3,277,533109,658
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Austria121:709,62061,025
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France51:13,284,544357,392
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Řepka (245) are calculated separately.

Repka (81) may also be a first name.

Repka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Repka surname comes from the word repa, which means 'beta' in Latin an 'beet' in English.

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Repka means 'carrot' in Slovak.

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Repka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Repka (Hindi: रेपका, Russian: Репка) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Řepka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Repka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 94,235th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,441,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Repka reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 31 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Repka is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 81 people.

The last name is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 43,027. In Ukraine Repka is most prevalent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Luhansk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Slovakia, where 20 percent are found.

Repka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Repka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Repka last name increased 2,049 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Repka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Repka surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 42.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Repka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Řepka93245/
Rzepka9114,765/
Roepka9141/
Reypka9126/
Hrepka9125/
Reipka9121/
Raepka9121/
Repkay914/
Rezpka911/
Reapka910/
Reppka910/
Rzeppka8335/
Rzhepka837/
Reipkay830/
Repko804,002/
Ripka802,507/
Rebka801,971/
Rypka801,259/
Repke801,067/
Ropka80416/
Rapka80220/
Repky8058/
Repkó8018/
Repca805/
Repki803/
Reupke731,203/
Rzepko73250/
Riopka73140/
Repkes73110/
Rippka73105/
Reipke7365/
Reppke7350/
Hrapka7350/
Rapkay7333/
Repker7330/
Ripcka7321/
Rzebka7319/
Repkie7318/
Riepke7317/
Repcke739/
Repkey739/
Rebkaa735/
Ripkat733/
Riepko733/
Ryopka732/
Rapkai732/
Reapke731/
Rzepke731/
Repkco731/
Rebkka731/
Ripkay731/
Repkis731/
Ropkai731/
Rzäpka731/
Hrypka731/
Reupki730/
Hrebka730/
Repkee730/
Rzhepko67170/
Hreapca67108/
Rzepcki674/
Resphke674/
Reupcke672/
Reppkki671/
Repkist671/
Repkess670/

Repka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Repka in the Hindi language
रेपकाrepaka-
Repka in the Russian language
Репкаrepka-

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