Syaka Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Syaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Syaka (343) may also be a first name.
Syaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Syaka (Hindi: श्यका, Marathi: सायका, Russian: Сяка) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Syaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Syaka reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Syaka is also the 471,283rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 343 people.
Syaka is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 91 percent are found, Edo, where 3 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Syaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Syaka in the Hindi language | ||
| श्यका | syaka | - |
| Syaka in the Marathi language | ||
| सायका | sayaka | - |
| Syaka in the Russian language | ||
| Сяка | saka | - |
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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
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- 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 Syaka
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