Sholake Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Sholake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
Sholake (13) may also be a first name.
Sholake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sholake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sholake (Marathi: शोळके) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sholake click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sholake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,374,607th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Sholake live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 51 percent reside, Lagos, where 34 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sholake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sholake in the Marathi language | ||
| शोळके | solake | 81.08 |
| शोलके | solake | 10.81 |
| सोळंके | solanke | 2.7 |
| शेळके | selake | 2.7 |
| सोळके | solake | 2.7 |
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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 Sholake
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