Sooka Surname
Approximately 2,428 people bear this surname
Sooka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,396 | 1:27,965 | 3,869 |
| Japan | 435 | 1:293,895 | 11,022 |
| Zambia | 256 | 1:61,914 | 5,578 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Sooka (661) may also be a first name.
Sooka Demographics
Average Sooka Salary in
South Africa
R 671,688
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sooka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sooka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sooka (Hindi: सूका) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 176,301st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,001,460 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Sooka reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sooka is also the 322,851st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 661 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,396 people, or 1 in 27,965. In Uganda Sooka is most common in: Buyende District, where 16 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 16 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 18 percent are found and Zambia, where 11 percent are found.
Sooka Last Name Statistics demography
Sooka earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 182.65% more than the national average, earning R 671,688 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sooka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sooka in the Hindi language | ||
| सूका | suka | 99.4 |
| शूका | suka | 0.6 |
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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 Sooka
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