Ureka Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Ureka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Transnistria | 36 | 1:13,186 | 2,563 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ureka (742) may also be a first name.
Ureka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ureka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ureka (Oriya: ୟୁେରକା, Russian: Урека) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ureka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,612,213th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Ureka live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Ureka is also the 301,975th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 742 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Ureka is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Transnistria, where 29 percent are found and Ukraine, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ureka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ureka in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟୁେରକା | yueraka | - |
| Ureka in the Russian language | ||
| Урека | ureka | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ureka
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