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
Shakah (Marathi: शाखा) occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shakah is the 718,674th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shakah live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,430,306th most common first name internationally, held by 49 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 48,057. In Jordan it is mostly found in: Ajloun Governorate, where 96 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Beside Jordan this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common 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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