Shakah Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Shakah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 184 | 1:48,057 | 4,913 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shakah (49) may also be a first name.
Shakah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakah (Marathi: शाखा) is found most frequently in Jordan. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 718,674th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name Shakah is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shakah live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant. Shakah is also the 1,430,306th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 49 people.
It is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 48,057. In Jordan Shakah is most frequent in: Ajloun Governorate, where 96 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Jordan Shakah occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 45 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakah in the Marathi language | ||
| शाखा | sakha | - |
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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 Shakah
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