Shiaka Surname
Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname
Shiaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 568 | 1:311,871 | 17,288 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shiaka (742) may also be a first name.
Shiaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiaka is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 350,471st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shiaka are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 301,975th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 742 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 568 people, or 1 in 311,871. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 80 percent live, Edo, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
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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 Shiaka
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