Salaka Surname
Approximately 2,912 people bear this surname
Salaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Indonesia | 319 | 1:414,574 | 34,944 |
| Tanzania | 220 | 1:240,644 | 19,599 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| India | 187 | 1:4,101,954 | 110,376 |
| Latvia | 73 | 1:28,083 | 4,296 |
| Congo | 65 | 1:76,755 | 6,702 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Greece | 30 | 1:369,326 | 50,921 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Šalaka (121) are calculated separately.
Salaka (730) may also be a first name.
Salaka Demographics
Salaka Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Salaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salaka (Bengali: সালকা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ, Hindi: सलाका, Marathi: सलाका, Oriya: ସାଲକା, Russian: Салака) is more commonly found in Togo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Šalaka. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 151,271st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,502,591 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Salaka are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 305,109th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 730 people.
The last name Salaka is most common in Togo, where it is borne by 945 people, or 1 in 7,670. Other than Togo this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
Salaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Salaka surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Salaka earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 50.34% less than the national average, earning 171,856 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,936 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salaka in the Bengali language | ||
| সালকা | salaka | - |
| Salaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲକା | salaka | 64.71 |
| ସଲକା | salaka | 11.76 |
| ସଲାକା | salaka | 5.88 |
| ସାଲାକା | salaka | 5.88 |
| ଶାଲକା | salaka | 4.41 |
| ସାଳାକା | salaka | 2.94 |
| ସଳକା | salaka | 1.47 |
| ସଳକ | salaka | 1.47 |
| ସାଳକା | salaka | 1.47 |
| Salaka in the Hindi language | ||
| सलाका | salaka | 57.14 |
| सलका | salaka | 32.14 |
| सालका | salaka | 7.14 |
| सलेाका | saleaka | 3.57 |
| Salaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ | alsalkh | 50 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻛﺔ | aslakt | 50 |
| Salaka in the Marathi language | ||
| सलाका | salaka | 38.64 |
| सालका | salaka | 29.55 |
| सलका | salaka | 15.91 |
| शलाका | salaka | 4.55 |
| साळका | salaka | 4.55 |
| शंकर | sankara | 4.55 |
| साळगांवकर | salaganvakara | 2.27 |
| Salaka in the Russian language | ||
| Салака | salaka | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Salaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis