Eshaka Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Eshaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Eshaka (36) may also be a first name.
Eshaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eshaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eshaka (Marathi: ेशाका, Oriya: ଇଶାକ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eshaka? popularity and diffusion
Eshaka is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Eshaka reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 36 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent reside, Delta, where 42 percent reside and Sokoto, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Eshaka is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eshaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eshaka in the Marathi language | ||
| ेशाका | esaka | - |
| Eshaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଶାକ | isaka | 50 |
| ଇସାକ | isaka | 50 |
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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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- 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 Eshaka
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