Sakala Surname
Approximately 175,877 people bear this surname
Sakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 149,390 | 1:106 | 9 |
| Malawi | 13,567 | 1:1,262 | 109 |
| Zimbabwe | 4,930 | 1:3,131 | 235 |
| India | 2,166 | 1:354,139 | 19,309 |
| DR Congo | 2,100 | 1:35,181 | 4,359 |
| Tanzania | 695 | 1:76,175 | 7,899 |
| South Africa | 505 | 1:107,283 | 12,937 |
| United States | 479 | 1:756,699 | 59,021 |
| Congo | 478 | 1:10,437 | 1,421 |
| Nigeria | 317 | 1:558,810 | 27,182 |
| Slovakia | 167 | 1:31,955 | 5,712 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Finland | 86 | 1:63,915 | 7,300 |
| Ukraine | 83 | 1:548,466 | 61,456 |
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 1:505,200 | 13,972 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sakala (2,788) may also be a first name.
Sakala Demographics
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Sakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakala (Bengali: সাকলা, Hindi: साकला, Marathi: साकला, Oriya: ସାକଲା, Russian: Сакала) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,203rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,435 people. Sakala is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sakala reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sakala is also the 138,221st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 2,788 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 149,390 people, or 1 in 106. In Zambia Sakala is most prevalent in: Eastern Province, where 57 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Sakala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sakala surname is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sakala surname are 19.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sakala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.05% less than the national average, earning R 130,572 per year; in United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $42,062 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakala in the Bengali language | ||
| সাকলা | sakala | - |
| Sakala in the Marathi language | ||
| साकला | sakala | 93.82 |
| साकळा | sakala | 2.61 |
| सकाला | sakala | 0.97 |
| सकला | sakala | 0.58 |
| साख़ाला | sakhala | 0.39 |
| साकाला | sakala | 0.39 |
| सॉकला | sokala | 0.19 |
| सकळा | sakala | 0.19 |
| साखला | sakhala | 0.19 |
| सरला | sarala | 0.19 |
| शकीला | sakila | 0.1 |
| Sakala in the Hindi language | ||
| साकला | sakala | 75.27 |
| सकला | sakala | 21.55 |
| सकाला | sakala | 2.47 |
| सकल | sakala | 0.35 |
| सकीला | sakila | 0.35 |
| Sakala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାକଲା | sakala | 59.6 |
| ସାକାଲା | sakala | 16.56 |
| ସକଲା | sakala | 7.28 |
| ଶାକଲା | sakala | 6.62 |
| ସକାଲା | sakala | 1.99 |
| ସକାଳ | sakala | 1.32 |
| ସକଳା | sakala | 1.32 |
| ସକଳ | sakala | 1.32 |
| ଶାକାଲା | sakala | 0.66 |
| ସାକାଲ | sakala | 0.66 |
| ଆାୱାରାପୁ | aawarapu | 0.66 |
| ସକାଳା | sakala | 0.66 |
| ସାକାଳା | sakala | 0.66 |
| Sakala in the Russian language | ||
| Сакала | sakala | - |
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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
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