Worka Surname
Approximately 2,761 people bear this surname
Worka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Worka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Worka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Worka is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Worka.
How Common Is The Last Name Worka? popularity and diffusion
Worka is the 158,259th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,639,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Worka reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The surname Worka is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Workai | 91 | 5 | / |
| Workea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wourka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Workay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Workap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wourkai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Worke | 80 | 56,550 | / |
| Werka | 80 | 2,289 | / |
| Worki | 80 | 1,974 | / |
| Worko | 80 | 1,352 | / |
| Warka | 80 | 1,228 | / |
| Vorka | 80 | 140 | / |
| Wurka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uorka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worky | 80 | 0 | / |
| Workie | 73 | 51,805 | / |
| Workey | 73 | 336 | / |
| Warkay | 73 | 138 | / |
| Workes | 73 | 138 | / |
| Werkau | 73 | 59 | / |
| Warkah | 73 | 29 | / |
| Workou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Warkai | 73 | 21 | / |
| Vourka | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hvorka | 73 | 16 | / |
| Borkah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Huorka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Workeh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vorkai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Warkaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vorkah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uhorka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wercka | 73 | 6 | / |
| Warkha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Worcki | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weerka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woerke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Werkay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Warkka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Werkai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buorka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Borcka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boyrka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wherka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bourkha | 67 | 899 | / |
| Bourkaa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Vourkas | 67 | 113 | / |
| Worquea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Warkhad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Warhkaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Warkhat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Workesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Warzcka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Borkeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boorkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waarkad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wourkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Workheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warrkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwarkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorkhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werkaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Workech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Workeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorkaus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woehrke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Workett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Worka
- 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