Shakasha Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Shakasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 72 | 1:33,464 | 4,917 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Shakasha (14) may also be a first name.
Shakasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakasha occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakasha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakasha reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 14 people.
The surname Shakasha is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 33,464. In Namibia Shakasha is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 99 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Shakasha
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