Shaaka Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Shaaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shaaka (21) may also be a first name.
Shaaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaaka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shaaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaaka is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shaaka reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.
Shaaka is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Shaaka is most common in: Benue, where 72 percent are found, Niger, where 7 percent are found and Ekiti, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and India, where 1 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 Shaaka
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