Shinka Surname
Approximately 758 people bear this surname
Shinka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 310 | 1:51,129 | 4,785 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Shinka (2,365) may also be a first name.
Shinka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shinka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shinka (Hindi: शिंका, Russian: Шинка) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shinka? popularity and diffusion
Shinka is the 449,013th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shinka live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 152,803rd most widespread first name globally, held by 2,365 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 51,129. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 68 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and India, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shinka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shinka in the Hindi language | ||
| शिंका | sinka | 72.73 |
| शिन्का | sinka | 12.12 |
| शिनका | sinaka | 6.06 |
| सिंका | sinka | 3.03 |
| शीन्का | sinka | 3.03 |
| शींका | sinka | 3.03 |
| Shinka in the Russian language | ||
| Шинка | sinka | - |
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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 Shinka
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