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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sähka. Click here for further potential spellings of Sahka.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found 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. Sahka is also the 844,248th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 122 people.
The last name Sahka is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Sahka is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
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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