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.
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Roka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roka (Hindi: रोका, Marathi: रोका, Oriya: େରାକା, Russian: Рока) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Róka or Röka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Roka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roka is the 9,291st most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,378 people. This 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 frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 31,680 people.
Roka is most frequent in Nepal, where it is carried by 42,426 people, or 1 in 671. In Nepal Roka is mostly concentrated in: Rapti, where 55 percent live, Dhawalagiri, where 18 percent live and Bheri, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nepal this surname exists in 101 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Roka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Roka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roka surname grew 21,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Roka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Roka surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Roka surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the political 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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