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 last name Schanka is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Schanka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It 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.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Schanka is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
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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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