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    The surname Repka

    A Slovak surname, carried by 756 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R120

    Repka: #30,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Repka #30,799, 756 people Repka: #30,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Repka #30,799, 756 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Repka is more common than 81% of them.

    Origin

    Slovak origin

    * As a Czech, Slovak, and Lower Sorbian surname, from Slovak Repka and Czech Řepka, from a diminutive of řepa (“beet”), compare Repke, Repa. * As a Ukrainian surname, Russified from Ripka.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 756 people named Repka in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 408,394 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 755.

    #30,799
    rank among US surnames
    756
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.1%
    change since 2000 (was #29,481)

    Who is named Repka

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Repka identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Repkas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ed Repka
      American illustrator, born 1960

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Repka

    Repka has the Soundex code R120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R120.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Repka come from?
    * As a Czech, Slovak, and Lower Sorbian surname, from Slovak Repka and Czech Řepka, from a diminutive of řepa (“beet”), compare Repke, Repa. * As a Ukrainian surname, Russified from Ripka.
    How common is the surname Repka?
    756 people in the United States had the surname Repka in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 408,394 Americans. It ranked 30,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Repka?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Repka identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Repka?
    Ed Repka, American illustrator.
    Where is the surname Repka most common?
    Wikidata records people named Repka in the United States.
    Is the surname Repka getting more or less common?
    More common. 755 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 756 in 2010, up 0.1%.