Swaka Surname
Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname
Swaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 848 | 1:54,457 | 5,448 |
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Swaka (217) may also be a first name.
Swaka Demographics
Average Swaka Salary in
United States
$60,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swaka (Hindi: सौका) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 317,867th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. The surname Swaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Swaka live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 217 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 848 people, or 1 in 54,457. In Kenya Swaka is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Mombasa County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Swaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swaka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swaka last name contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Swaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Swaka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swaka in the Hindi language | ||
| सौका | sauka | - |
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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 Swaka
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