Shoka Surname
Approximately 3,462 people bear this surname
Shoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,045 | 1:44,191 | 4,575 |
| Tanzania | 1,026 | 1:51,600 | 5,724 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Japan | 307 | 1:416,431 | 13,166 |
| Belarus | 211 | 1:45,029 | 7,692 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Ukraine | 61 | 1:746,274 | 76,759 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Albania | 18 | 1:161,892 | 12,234 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shoka (3,305) may also be a first name.
Shoka Demographics
Shoka Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Shoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoka (Hindi: शोका, Marathi: शोका, Russian: Шока) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shoka is the 130,665th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,105,010 people. The surname Shoka is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Shoka are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,413th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 3,305 people.
The last name Shoka is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,045 people, or 1 in 44,191. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 71 percent live, Mombasa County, where 16 percent live and Kwale County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Shoka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shoka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shoka surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shoka surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Belarus and Christian (91%) in Kenya.
The amount Shoka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.14% less than the national average, earning R 25,812 per year and in United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoka in the Hindi language | ||
| शोका | soka | 93.55 |
| शूका | suka | 3.23 |
| ्शोका | soka | 3.23 |
| Shoka in the Marathi language | ||
| शोका | soka | 91.11 |
| अशोक | asoka | 6.67 |
| शोकााने | sokaane | 2.22 |
| Shoka in the Russian language | ||
| Шока | soka | - |
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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 Shoka
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