Sereka Surname
Approximately 729 people bear this surname
Sereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 301 | 1:175,886 | 15,352 |
| Uganda | 117 | 1:333,669 | 22,303 |
| Ivory Coast | 95 | 1:242,855 | 9,751 |
| Kenya | 92 | 1:501,955 | 25,569 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sereka (333) may also be a first name.
Sereka Demographics
Sereka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sereka (Oriya: େସେରକା, Russian: Сэрэка) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sereka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sereka is the 462,693rd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname Sereka is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sereka reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 479,726th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 333 people.
The last name Sereka is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 175,886. In Tanzania Sereka is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 64 percent live, Arusha Region, where 30 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Sereka occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live.
Sereka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sereka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sereka in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେରକା | eseraka | 66.67 |
| େସେରକ | eseraka | 33.33 |
| Sereka in the Russian language | ||
| Сэрэка | sereka | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sereka
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