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
The last name Sooka (Hindi: सूका) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 176,301st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,001,460 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Sooka are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sooka is also the 322,851st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 661 people.
The last name Sooka is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,396 people, or 1 in 27,965. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Buyende District, where 16 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 16 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 18 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.
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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