Taleka Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Taleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 1:55,093 | 6,981 |
| Nauru | 43 | 1:276 | 82 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Taleka (195) may also be a first name.
Taleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taleka (Marathi: तळेका) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taleka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,025,894th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Taleka reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Taleka is also the 649,894th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 195 people.
The surname Taleka is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 55,093. In Papua New Guinea Taleka is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 93 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nauru, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taleka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taleka in the Marathi language | ||
| तळेका | taleka | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Taleka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis