Ushaka Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Ushaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ushaka (43) may also be a first name.
Ushaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ushaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ushaka (Marathi: उषाका, Oriya: ଉଷକା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ushaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ushaka reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 90 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ushaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ushaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଷକା | usaka | 50 |
| ଉଶକା | usaka | 50 |
| Ushaka in the Marathi language | ||
| उषाका | usaka | 33.33 |
| उषका | usaka | 16.67 |
| उशाका | usaka | 16.67 |
| उशका | usaka | 16.67 |
| ऊषाका | usaka | 16.67 |
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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 Ushaka
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