Shakua Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shakua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shakua Demographics
Shakua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shakua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakua (Hindi: शकुआ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shakua is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Shakua reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Shakua is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Shakua is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Shakua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakua in the Hindi language | ||
| शकुआ | saku'a | - |
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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 Shakua
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