Shakala Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Shakala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 144 | 1:16,732 | 2,990 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shakala (346) may also be a first name.
Shakala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakala (Hindi: शकला, Marathi: शाकला, Oriya: ଶକଲା, Russian: Шакала) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 722,496th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name Shakala is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Shakala reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shakala is also the 468,941st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 346 people.
The surname Shakala is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 16,732. In Namibia Shakala is primarily found in: Ohangwena Region, where 90 percent live, Oshana Region, where 9 percent live and Khomas Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Namibia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakala in the Hindi language | ||
| शकला | sakala | 68.18 |
| शकाला | sakala | 27.27 |
| शाकला | sakala | 4.55 |
| Shakala in the Marathi language | ||
| शाकला | sakala | 40.63 |
| शकला | sakala | 25 |
| शकाला | sakala | 21.88 |
| शाकाळा | sakala | 3.13 |
| शलाका | salaka | 3.13 |
| शकालाािहम | sakalaaihama | 3.13 |
| शेाकला | seakala | 3.13 |
| Shakala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶକଲା | sakala | 33.33 |
| ଶାକଲା | sakala | 33.33 |
| ଶଶିକଳା | sasikala | 33.33 |
| Shakala in the Russian language | ||
| Шакала | sakala | - |
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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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- 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 Shakala
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