Salka Surname
Approximately 2,438 people bear this surname
Salka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Algeria | 424 | 1:91,112 | 13,944 |
| United States | 312 | 1:1,161,727 | 83,203 |
| Yemen | 251 | 1:105,280 | 6,291 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Ukraine | 164 | 1:277,577 | 35,844 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Turkey | 46 | 1:1,691,770 | 62,957 |
| Niger | 40 | 1:479,800 | 12,724 |
| Romania | 39 | 1:514,817 | 39,172 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Lebanon | 30 | 1:187,903 | 8,189 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Sálka (25), Šalka (14) & Šálka (17) are calculated separately.
Salka (17,725) may also be a first name.
Salka Demographics
Salka Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Salka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salka (Arabic: سلكا, Bengali: সালকা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ, Hindi: सलका, Marathi: शलाका, Oriya: ସାଲକା, Russian: Салка) is found most in Morocco. It can also be found as a variant: Sálka, Šalka or Šálka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 175,670th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,989,149 people. The surname Salka is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Salka are found; 37 percent are found in North Africa and 37 percent are found in Mahgreb. Salka is also the 41,281st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 17,725 people.
The last name Salka is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 72,277. Besides Morocco this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Salka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Salka surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Salka last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.
Salka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $48,361 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲକା | salaka | - |
| Salka in the Bengali language | ||
| সালকা | salaka | 93.75 |
| সাল্কা | salka | 6.25 |
| Salka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ | alsalkh | 79.79 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﺔ | alsalkt | 17.28 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻜﻪ | salkh | 0.83 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻜﺔ | salkt | 0.17 |
| ﺳﻠﻜﻪ | slkh | 0.08 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻜﻪ | aslkh | 0.06 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻚ | salk | 0.03 |
| ﺍﺳﺎﻟﻜﻪ | asalkh | 0.03 |
| ﺍﺳﺎﻟﻚ | asalk | 0.03 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻜﺎ | salka | 0.03 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻜﻬﺎ | aslkha | 0.03 |
| Salka in the Hindi language | ||
| सलका | salaka | 68.33 |
| सालका | salaka | 20 |
| सल्का | salka | 10 |
| साल्का | salka | 1.67 |
| Salka in the Marathi language | ||
| शलाका | salaka | 50 |
| शलका | salaka | 50 |
| Salka in the Russian language | ||
| Салка | salka | - |
| Salka in the Arabic language | ||
| سلكا | slka | - |
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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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- 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 Salka
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