Shilaka Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Shilaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shilaka (76) may also be a first name.
Shilaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shilaka (Hindi: शिलाका, Marathi: शीलका, Oriya: ଶିଲକା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Shilaka are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shilaka is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 76 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Shilaka is most common in: Adamawa, where 96 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shilaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shilaka in the Hindi language | ||
| शिलाका | silaka | - |
| Shilaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଲକା | silaka | - |
| Shilaka in the Marathi language | ||
| शीलका | silaka | - |
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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 Shilaka
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