Shaka Surname
Approximately 9,416 people bear this surname
Shaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,741 | 1:47,352 | 3,669 |
| Tanzania | 1,149 | 1:46,076 | 5,204 |
| India | 1,084 | 1:707,625 | 32,727 |
| DR Congo | 561 | 1:131,693 | 14,109 |
| Kenya | 445 | 1:103,775 | 9,011 |
| Uganda | 398 | 1:98,089 | 9,905 |
| Albania | 361 | 1:8,072 | 1,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 334 | 1:46,222 | 7,101 |
| Jordan | 224 | 1:39,475 | 4,441 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Liberia | 120 | 1:36,738 | 3,403 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| Ukraine | 57 | 1:798,644 | 80,335 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Kosovo | 34 | 1:54,761 | 4,115 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shaka (9,777) may also be a first name.
Shaka Demographics
Average Shaka Salary in
United States
$46,495 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaka (Georgian: შაკა, Hindi: शाका, Marathi: शाका, Oriya: ଶକା, Russian: Шака) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 54,113th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 773,953 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Shaka are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shaka is also the 62,198th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 9,777 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,741 people, or 1 in 47,352. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 31 percent reside, Edo, where 27 percent reside and Kogi, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
Shaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shaka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shaka surname rose 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (58%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Shaka surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shaka earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning R 253,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $60,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaka in the Georgian language | ||
| შაკა | shaka | - |
| Shaka in the Hindi language | ||
| शाका | saka | 81.24 |
| शका | saka | 17.88 |
| शााका | saaka | 0.22 |
| शक्य | sakya | 0.22 |
| Shaka in the Marathi language | ||
| शाका | saka | 78.49 |
| शका | saka | 11.83 |
| शंकर | sankara | 4.3 |
| आकाश | akasa | 2.15 |
| िभकन | ibhakana | 2.15 |
| िशाका | isaka | 1.08 |
| Shaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶକା | saka | 43.75 |
| ଶାକା | saka | 25 |
| ଶାକ | saka | 6.25 |
| ଶୁକ | suka | 6.25 |
| ଶକ | saka | 6.25 |
| ଶାକାର | sakara | 6.25 |
| କାରି | kari | 6.25 |
| Shaka in the Russian language | ||
| Шака | saka | - |
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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
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- 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 Shaka
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