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
Sahka (Arabic: شكا, Hindi: साहका) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Sähka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Sahka reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sahka is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 122 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Sahka is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Sahka is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
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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