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
Average Sakala Salary in
United States
$48,060 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sakala (Bengali: সাকলা, Hindi: साकला, Marathi: साकला, Oriya: ସାକଲା, Russian: Сакала) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,203rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,435 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sakala reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 138,221st most frequently used forename on earth, held by 2,788 people.
The surname Sakala is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 149,390 people, or 1 in 106. In Zambia Sakala is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 57 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Sakala last name is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sakala last name are 19.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66% being registered to vote for the 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakala
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