Saraki Surname
Approximately 8,030 people bear this surname
Saraki Surname User-submission:
Means leader of a Muslim community. Mostly found in Hausa-speaking areas on the southern border of the Sahara dessert in Western Africa.
For example the "Serikin-Hausa" of Lagos means the leader of the Hausa people in the city of Lagos.
Read More About This SurnameSaraki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,237 | 1:41,809 | 3,306 |
| India | 3,047 | 1:251,744 | 14,563 |
| Iran | 253 | 1:303,488 | 21,413 |
| Niger | 179 | 1:107,218 | 4,331 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Japan | 61 | 1:2,095,808 | 28,388 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| Nepal | 37 | 1:769,756 | 5,333 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Saraki (5,478) may also be a first name.
Saraki Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Means leader of a Muslim community. Mostly found in Hausa-speaking areas on the southern border of the Sahara dessert in Western Africa.
For example the "Serikin-Hausa" of Lagos means the leader of the Hausa people in the city of Lagos.
Saraki is a Yoruba variant of this name often found in areas where there is significant contact between Yoruba and Hausa tribes especially in the middle belt of Nigeria.
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Saraki Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Saraki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saraki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saraki (Bengali: সারকী, Hindi: सारकी, Marathi: सारकी, Oriya: ସରକି) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saraki? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,503rd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 907,540 people. The last name Saraki is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Saraki are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saraki is also the 90,767th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 5,478 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,237 people, or 1 in 41,809. In Nigeria Saraki is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 32 percent live, Zamfara, where 14 percent live and Bauchi, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Saraki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Saraki surname is chiefly Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saraki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saraki in the Hindi language | ||
| सारकी | saraki | 94.7 |
| सरकी | saraki | 5.23 |
| सरकि | saraki | 0.07 |
| Saraki in the Bengali language | ||
| সারকী | saraki | 71.43 |
| সরকী | saraki | 28.57 |
| Saraki in the Marathi language | ||
| सारकी | saraki | 67.16 |
| सरकी | saraki | 17.91 |
| सारिक | sarika | 5.97 |
| सराकी | saraki | 2.99 |
| सारीका | sarika | 1.49 |
| अंसारी | ansari | 1.49 |
| सुमारी | sumari | 1.49 |
| Saraki in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରକି | saraki | 60 |
| ସାରକି | saraki | 30 |
| ସରକୀ | saraki | 10 |
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