Sarkiya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sarkiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Sarkiya (827) may also be a first name.
Sarkiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarkiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarkiya is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sarkiya reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sarkiya is also the 284,025th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 827 people.
The surname Sarkiya is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Sarkiya is most common in: North Region, where 67 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 33 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Sarkiya is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Sarkiya
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