El Sakka Surname

46,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Palestine

El Sakka Surname User-submission:

The surname may refer to a group of soldiers who were providing water supplies to the Ottoman army units. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

El Sakka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria3,2441:5,950637
Palestine3,0191:1,507280
Jordan1,9861:4,452899
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Lebanon3791:14,8742,027
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates1871:48,9964,914
Tunisia401:15,2662,487
Yemen181:1,468,07212,178
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
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El Sakka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname may refer to a group of soldiers who were providing water supplies to the Ottoman army units. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

- ehab_eldeeb

It is an Arabic surname, which comes from the word for 'water provider' or 'water seller', an ancient occupation in Middle East and Turkey.

- assaqa
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Sakka Demographics

El Sakka Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 267 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Sakka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Sakka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El Sakka is more frequently found in Syria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Sakka? popularity and diffusion

El Sakka is the 46,827th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 658,612 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of El Sakka live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 3,244 people, or 1 in 5,950. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 76 percent live, Damascus Governorate, where 24 percent live and Aleppo Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Syria this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 27 percent live and Jordan, where 18 percent live.

El Sakka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the El Sakka surname is primarily Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Saka931,045/
El-Sakka88989/
El Sakaa88122/
El Sakha889/
El Sekka881/
El Shakaa82853/
El Shakky824/
El Shakay822/
El Saqa8013,030/
El-Saka80680/
El Saki8046/
El Zaka803/
El Soka801/
El Shaka'a784/
El Sakkout784/
El Shaikah781/
El Shakath781/
El Saket75341/
El Shaky75285/
El Saqqa75244/
El Sakhi75154/
El-Zakka7511/
El Sauki759/
El Sakhy756/
El-Sakaa754/
El Zayka751/
El Jakha751/
El Sekai751/
El Shaki751/
El Shaqa751/
El Soukky71639/
El Sahaky7199/
El Shouka7116/
El Shaker7110/
El Shakie714/
El Shaked714/
El Chaika711/
El Shakih711/
El Ssakhi711/
El Saqi67306/
El-Saqa67122/
El Seko6714/
El Chaikha678/
El Shahaky673/
El Zaky672/
El-Sakkout672/
El Shokayt671/
El Saqy671/
El Zaykhat671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Sakka
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