Xaka Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Albania

Xaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3881:139,63316,083
Albania2951:9,8781,862
Iran781:984,39145,758
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Xaka (2,271) may also be a first name.

Xaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Xaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Xaka is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 427,422nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Xaka live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Xaka is also the 156,569th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 2,271 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 139,633. In South Africa Xaka is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 37 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Xaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Xaka surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Xaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.01% less than the national average, earning R 118,788 per year and in United States they earn 199.54% more than the national average, earning $129,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Xauka89311/
Xakea8965/
Xakah8957/
Gxaka8921/
Xakaj8912/
Nxaka894/
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Xhacka806/
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Xaki751,697/
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Xoka7527/
Xhaqkaj73115/
Xhaçkaj7315/
Cxakaia7312/
Xaykath731/
Xaikath731/
Gxakaya731/
Xheka671,874/
Xhoka67256/
Xhako67255/
Gjaka67143/
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Gcaka67135/
Csaka6779/
Nxako6775/
Xakih6754/
Xakki6711/
Xseka676/
Gxaki676/
Nxaca675/
Qcaka675/
Ksaka674/
Xaqai673/
Kcaka673/
Xakie673/
Xakhe671/
Kjaka671/
Xhaca671/
Xhaqkaij671/
Hxeka671/
Gsaka671/
Gxoka671/
Xakey671/
Nxaki671/
Gxeka671/
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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 Xaka
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