Schanka Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Schanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Schanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schanka occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schanka is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Schanka live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Schanka is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 14 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 Schanka
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