Shakava Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Shakava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 151 | 1:305,827 | 19,250 |
Shakava (25) may also be a first name.
Shakava Demographics
Shakava Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shakava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakava (Hindi: शकवा) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shakava click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakava? popularity and diffusion
Shakava is the 1,428,594th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Shakava is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakava are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 25 people.
The surname Shakava is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 305,827. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent live, Bungoma County, where 6 percent live and Narok County, where 3 percent live.
Shakava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shakava surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakava in the Hindi language | ||
| शकवा | sakava | - |
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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 Shakava
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