Shika Surname
Approximately 10,847 people bear this surname
Shika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,661 | 1:25,112 | 2,811 |
| India | 1,442 | 1:531,945 | 26,419 |
| South Africa | 1,243 | 1:43,586 | 5,563 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Japan | 889 | 1:143,807 | 7,449 |
| Tanzania | 532 | 1:99,514 | 9,810 |
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Zambia | 145 | 1:109,310 | 8,555 |
| Kenya | 113 | 1:408,672 | 22,682 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
| Albania | 30 | 1:97,135 | 9,519 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
Shika (19,512) may also be a first name.
Shika Demographics
Average Shika Salary in
United States
$14,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shika (Bengali: শিখা, Georgian: შიკა, Hindi: शिका, Marathi: शीका, Oriya: ଶିକା, Russian: Шика) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 47,673rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 671,849 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Shika live; 34 percent live in North Africa and 34 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 38,545th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 19,512 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,661 people, or 1 in 25,112. Barring Egypt it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Shika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shika last name is chiefly Muslim (60%) in Kenya.
The amount Shika earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.31% less than the national average, earning R 165,612 per year and in United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shika in the Georgian language | ||
| შიკა | shika | - |
| Shika in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିକା | sika | 95.1 |
| ସିକା | sika | 1.76 |
| ଶୀକା | sika | 1.37 |
| ଶିକ | sika | 0.39 |
| ସୀତା | sita | 0.2 |
| ଅିକା | aika | 0.2 |
| Shika in the Bengali language | ||
| শিখা | sikha | 85 |
| শিকা | sika | 10 |
| সিখা | sikha | 5 |
| Shika in the Marathi language | ||
| शीका | sika | 69.23 |
| शीखाझा | sikhajha | 15.38 |
| िकत | ikata | 7.69 |
| षीका | sika | 7.69 |
| Shika in the Hindi language | ||
| शिका | sika | 62.44 |
| शीका | sika | 24.39 |
| शिखा | sikha | 10.73 |
| सिखा | sikha | 0.98 |
| शीखा | sikha | 0.49 |
| Shika in the Russian language | ||
| Шика | sika | - |
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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 Shika
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