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
Average Shoka Salary in
United States
$71,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shoka.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoka? popularity and diffusion
Shoka is the 130,665th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,105,010 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Shoka live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shoka is also the 124,413th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 3,305 people.
The last name Shoka is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,045 people, or 1 in 44,191. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 71 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 16 percent are found and Kwale County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Shoka is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.
Shoka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shoka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shoka last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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
- 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 Shoka
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