Sahka Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Sahka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Sähka (8) are calculated separately.
Sahka (122) may also be a first name.
Sahka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahka (Arabic: شكا, Hindi: साहका) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as: Sähka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Sahka are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 122 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Sahka is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 56 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Kogi, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahka in the Hindi language | ||
| साहका | sahaka | - |
| Sahka in the Arabic language | ||
| شكا | shka | - |
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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 Sahka
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