Shakha Surname
Approximately 2,073 people bear this surname
Shakha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,272 | 1:603,039 | 29,047 |
| Palestine | 415 | 1:10,961 | 2,132 |
| Iraq | 126 | 1:277,950 | 5,710 |
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Tajikistan | 22 | 1:381,213 | 2,820 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shakha (11,743) may also be a first name.
Shakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakha (Bengali: শখা, Georgian: შახა, Hindi: शाखा, Marathi: शाखा, Oriya: ଶାଖା) occurs most in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 201,183rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,515,459 people. The surname Shakha is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shakha reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 55,007th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 11,743 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,272 people, or 1 in 603,039. In India Shakha is most prevalent in: Haryana, where 38 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 32 percent live and West Bengal, where 9 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 20 percent live and Iraq, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakha in the Georgian language | ||
| შახა | shakha | - |
| Shakha in the Bengali language | ||
| শখা | sakha | - |
| Shakha in the Marathi language | ||
| शाखा | sakha | 85.42 |
| शखा | sakha | 9.03 |
| शारूख | sarukha | 1.39 |
| शैख | saikha | 1.39 |
| शेखाम | sekhama | 1.39 |
| शेखान | sekhana | 1.39 |
| Shakha in the Hindi language | ||
| शाखा | sakha | 79.08 |
| शखा | sakha | 20.13 |
| िशखा | isakha | 0.4 |
| षखष | sakhasa | 0.2 |
| शाकहा | sakaha | 0.07 |
| शिखा | sikha | 0.07 |
| शााखा | saakha | 0.07 |
| Shakha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାଖା | sakha | 42.11 |
| ଶଖା | sakha | 40.35 |
| ଶଖ | sakha | 12.28 |
| ଶାଖାତାି | sakhatai | 3.51 |
| ସଖା | sakha | 1.75 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shakha
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