Saka Surname
Approximately 187,281 people bear this surname
Saka Surname User-submission:
It is an Arabic surname, which comes from the word for 'water provider' or 'water seller', an ancient occupation in Middle East and Turkey.
Saka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 76,852 | 1:2,305 | 300 |
| Turkey | 20,934 | 1:3,717 | 526 |
| Japan | 20,742 | 1:6,164 | 941 |
| Malawi | 16,390 | 1:1,044 | 86 |
| Benin | 13,771 | 1:751 | 77 |
| India | 8,410 | 1:91,209 | 6,049 |
| Ghana | 5,195 | 1:5,201 | 735 |
| Indonesia | 2,550 | 1:51,862 | 5,787 |
| DR Congo | 2,394 | 1:30,860 | 3,863 |
| Zambia | 2,048 | 1:7,739 | 922 |
| Tanzania | 1,804 | 1:29,347 | 3,499 |
| Kenya | 1,658 | 1:27,853 | 3,095 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,129 | 1:7,222 | 518 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| United States | 643 | 1:563,700 | 46,375 |
| Algeria | 612 | 1:63,123 | 10,445 |
| Thailand | 590 | 1:119,726 | 17,927 |
| Uganda | 526 | 1:74,219 | 8,144 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| South Africa | 423 | 1:128,080 | 15,034 |
| Malaysia | 420 | 1:70,224 | 5,091 |
| Cameroon | 391 | 1:53,118 | 6,922 |
| Zimbabwe | 347 | 1:44,491 | 6,844 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Vietnam | 243 | 1:381,259 | 1,286 |
| Albania | 242 | 1:12,042 | 2,231 |
| England | 181 | 1:307,835 | 23,246 |
| Niger | 164 | 1:117,024 | 4,607 |
| Brazil | 163 | 1:1,313,339 | 44,864 |
| Germany | 142 | 1:566,940 | 46,426 |
| Ukraine | 133 | 1:342,276 | 42,663 |
| Lesotho | 117 | 1:17,372 | 3,723 |
| Pakistan | 108 | 1:1,654,110 | 17,254 |
| Ivory Coast | 105 | 1:219,726 | 9,142 |
| Greece | 93 | 1:119,138 | 20,020 |
| Burkina Faso | 76 | 1:241,475 | 4,792 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Mauritania | 39 | 1:104,996 | 6,429 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Romania | 29 | 1:692,340 | 47,921 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 1:168,400 | 10,427 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Šaka (106) & Şaka (8) are calculated separately.
Saka (49,875) may also be a first name.
Saka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Arabic surname, which comes from the word for 'water provider' or 'water seller', an ancient occupation in Middle East and Turkey.
- assaqaThe Saka surname referred to someone who carried water or supervised irrigation.
- dripppledropppsSaka Demographics
Average Saka Salary in
United States
$43,859 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saka (Arabic: ساكا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻙ, Hindi: सका, Marathi: साका, Oriya: ସକା, Russian: Сака, Tibetan: ས་ཀ་) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Šaka or Şaka. For other possible spellings of Saka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,009th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 38,912 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Saka are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,531st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 49,875 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76,852 people, or 1 in 2,305. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kwara, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 129 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 11 percent reside and Japan, where 11 percent reside.
Saka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Saka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Saka surname increased 64,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Saka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Saka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (79%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Saka are 23.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Saka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.7% less than the national average, earning 236,376 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,168 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning R 172,860 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $45,133 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ཀ་ | saka | - |
| Saka in the Hindi language | ||
| सका | saka | 95.16 |
| साका | saka | 4.44 |
| सक | saka | 0.11 |
| सक्ा | saka | 0.06 |
| साखा | sakha | 0.06 |
| शाका | saka | 0.06 |
| शका | saka | 0.06 |
| Saka in the Marathi language | ||
| साका | saka | 85.31 |
| सका | saka | 13.96 |
| Saka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକା | saka | 46.64 |
| ସାକା | saka | 40.34 |
| ଶାକା | saka | 9.24 |
| ସାକ | saka | 1.26 |
| ସକ | saka | 0.84 |
| ଚକ | caka | 0.42 |
| େସକ | esaka | 0.42 |
| ସୁକ | suka | 0.42 |
| ସାଲା | sala | 0.42 |
| Saka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻙ | sak | 44.44 |
| ﺳﺎﻛﻪ | sakh | 38.89 |
| ﺳﺎﻛﺎ | saka | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻛﺔ | alsakt | 5.56 |
| ﺻﻚ | sk | 5.56 |
| Saka in the Russian language | ||
| Сака | saka | - |
| Saka in the Arabic language | ||
| ساكا | saka | - |
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