Shamuka Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Shamuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Shamuka (96) may also be a first name.
Shamuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamuka (Marathi: शामुका, Oriya: ଶାମୁକା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shamuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamuka is the 842,714th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. Shamuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shamuka live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shamuka is also the 968,397th most widespread first name globally, held by 96 people.
The last name Shamuka is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Barring The DR Congo Shamuka is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାମୁକା | samuka | 97.5 |
| ଶାମୁକାତାି | samukatai | 2.5 |
| Shamuka in the Marathi language | ||
| शामुका | samuka | 50 |
| शमुका | samuka | 50 |
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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 Shamuka
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