Roka Surname
Approximately 61,046 people bear this surname
Roka Surname User-submission:
Rokka, Roka, or Rokka is a Nepali surname. They called themselves Brahmins higher caste.
Roka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 42,426 | 1:671 | 131 |
| Egypt | 11,776 | 1:7,807 | 948 |
| India | 1,982 | 1:387,016 | 20,625 |
| Indonesia | 657 | 1:201,293 | 19,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 600 | 1:13,590 | 1,266 |
| Iran | 430 | 1:178,564 | 14,890 |
| Greece | 399 | 1:27,769 | 4,244 |
| Qatar | 287 | 1:8,216 | 893 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Malaysia | 184 | 1:160,295 | 9,877 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Kosovo | 166 | 1:11,216 | 1,633 |
| Thailand | 143 | 1:493,974 | 86,347 |
| Russia | 121 | 1:1,191,100 | 87,429 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Ukraine | 87 | 1:523,249 | 59,336 |
| Serbia | 64 | 1:111,640 | 8,662 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| Austria | 50 | 1:170,309 | 22,149 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | 1:15,676 | 2,975 |
| Albania | 30 | 1:97,135 | 9,519 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Róka (1,581) & Röka (1) are calculated separately.
Roka (31,680) may also be a first name.
Roka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Rokka, Roka, or Rokka is a Nepali surname. They called themselves Brahmins higher caste.
- anjaliroyRoka Demographics
Average Roka Salary in
United States
$39,522 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Roka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roka (Hindi: रोका, Marathi: रोका, Oriya: େରାକା, Russian: Рока) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Róka or Röka. For other potential spellings of Roka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roka? popularity and diffusion
Roka is the 9,291st most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 119,378 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Roka live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,747th most numerous given name internationally, held by 31,680 people.
The last name Roka is most widespread in Nepal, where it is carried by 42,426 people, or 1 in 671. In Nepal Roka is primarily concentrated in: Rapti, where 55 percent reside, Dhawalagiri, where 18 percent reside and Bheri, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nepal this last name exists in 101 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Roka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Roka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roka last name grew 21,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Roka last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Roka surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Roka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 114.41% more than the national average, earning 742,030 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.3% less than the national average, earning R 77,700 per year; in United States they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $39,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.84% more than the national average, earning $67,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roka in the Hindi language | ||
| रोका | roka | 97.48 |
| रॉका | roka | 1.68 |
| रेखा | rekha | 0.84 |
| Roka in the Oriya language | ||
| େରାକା | eraka | 94.44 |
| େରାକ | eraka | 5.56 |
| Roka in the Marathi language | ||
| रोका | roka | 89.11 |
| रॉका | roka | 10.89 |
| Roka in the Russian language | ||
| Рока | roka | - |
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