Sakaliya Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sakaliya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakaliya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1711:92,6907,575
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sakaliya (220) may also be a first name.

Sakaliya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sakaliya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sakaliya (Hindi: सकलिया, Marathi: साकािलया) is most common in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakaliya? popularity and diffusion

Sakaliya is the 1,239,697th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Sakaliya occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sakaliya live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sakaliya is also the 608,246th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 220 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 92,690. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 51 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Luapula Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zambia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakaliya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakaliya in the Marathi language
साकािलयाsakailaya-
Sakaliya in the Hindi language
सकलियाsakaliya41.67
साकलीयाsakaliya25
साकलियाsakaliya19.44
सकालियाsakaliya5.56
सकलीयाsakaliya5.56
साकालियाsakaliya2.78

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakaliya
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