Thaka Surname
Approximately 727 people bear this surname
Thaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 236 | 1:299,315 | 51,621 |
| India | 219 | 1:3,502,582 | 99,542 |
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| Albania | 66 | 1:44,152 | 6,030 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Thaka (1,573) may also be a first name.
Thaka Demographics
Average Thaka Salary in
South Africa
R 168,780
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thaka (Hindi: ठाका, Marathi: ठका, Oriya: ଠକ, Tibetan: ཐ་ཀ་) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 463,668th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,024,135 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Thaka live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 195,177th most numerous first name on earth, held by 1,573 people.
Thaka is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 299,315. In Thailand Thaka is primarily found in: Nan Province, where 42 percent reside, Saraburi Province, where 18 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Thailand this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Thaka Last Name Statistics demography
Thaka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning R 168,780 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thaka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཐ་ཀ་ | taka | - |
| Thaka in the Marathi language | ||
| ठका | thaka | 97.23 |
| ठाका | thaka | 0.77 |
| ढका | dhaka | 0.06 |
| टका | taka | 0.06 |
| थाका | thaka | 0.06 |
| थक | thaka | 0.06 |
| Thaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଠକ | thaka | 88.89 |
| ଥକ | thaka | 5.56 |
| ଥାକା | thaka | 5.56 |
| Thaka in the Hindi language | ||
| ठाका | thaka | 80.95 |
| ठाक | thaka | 9.52 |
| थका | thaka | 4.76 |
| ठका | thaka | 2.38 |
| थक | thaka | 2.38 |
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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
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- 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 Thaka
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