Shaqa Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Shaqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 56 | 1:574,164 | 6,873 |
| Iran | 56 | 1:1,371,116 | 56,327 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shaqa (89) may also be a first name.
Shaqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaqa is found most in Afghanistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaqa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,558,593rd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Shaqa are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 89 people.
The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 574,164. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 59 percent reside, Parwan, where 14 percent reside and Kapisa, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 42 percent reside and Albania, where 8 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 Shaqa
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