Shyaka Surname
Approximately 30,764 people bear this surname
Shyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 30,387 | 1:374 | 65 |
| Uganda | 182 | 1:214,502 | 16,816 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
Shyaka (3,175) may also be a first name.
Shyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shyaka (Hindi: श्याका) is borne by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shyaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 17,961st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 236,886 people. Shyaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shyaka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,547th most widespread first name globally It is held by 3,175 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 30,387 people, or 1 in 374. Excluding Rwanda Shyaka is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shyaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shyaka in the Hindi language | ||
| श्याका | syaka | 66.67 |
| शाक्य | sakya | 33.33 |
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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 Shyaka
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