Valaka Surname
Approximately 644 people bear this surname
Valaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 409 | 1:1,875,465 | 65,718 |
| Congo | 68 | 1:73,369 | 6,611 |
| Greece | 56 | 1:197,853 | 31,389 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Latvia | 22 | 1:93,184 | 13,456 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Valaka (290) may also be a first name.
Valaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valaka (Hindi: वालका, Marathi: वलका, Russian: Валака) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Valaka is the 508,499th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,316,065 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Valaka are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 518,802nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 290 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 1,875,465. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 85 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 11 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valaka in the Hindi language | ||
| वालका | valaka | 87.5 |
| वलका | valaka | 12.5 |
| Valaka in the Marathi language | ||
| वलका | valaka | 66.22 |
| वाळका | valaka | 16.22 |
| वालका | valaka | 10.81 |
| वळका | valaka | 4.05 |
| वालाका | valaka | 1.35 |
| वळवी | valavi | 1.35 |
| Valaka in the Russian language | ||
| Валака | valaka | - |
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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 Valaka
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