Shiqa Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Shiqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shiqa (10) may also be a first name.
Shiqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiqa is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiqa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shiqa is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shiqa are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shiqa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,075,203. In Iran Shiqa is mostly concentrated in: Kermanshah Province, where 76 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 24 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 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 Shiqa
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