Şaka Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Saka (187,281) & Šaka (106) are calculated separately.

Şaka (9) may also be a first name.

Şaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şaka occurs in Northern Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Saka or Šaka. For other potential spellings of Şaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Şaka live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. Şaka is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 9 people.

It is most widespread in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 45,573. In Northern Cyprus Şaka is most frequent in: Gazimağusa District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Northern Cyprus Şaka exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saka92187,281/
Šaka92106/
Şayka892/
Şako75141/
Sakai67395,834/
Siaka6721,340/
Sakka6714,521/
Shaka679,416/
Sakha679,188/
Saaka677,444/
Saika675,365/
Sauka672,374/
Sakah672,167/
Sakay671,957/
Ssaka671,735/
Çakas671,258/
Sakaj671,203/
Sakač671,161/
Sakau67994/
Çaşka67609/
Seaka67529/
Çakay67451/
Šatka67405/
Çakaj67381/
Çakat67343/
Sakca67321/
Xauka67311/
Çakaz67280/
Sayka67235/
Sakea67235/
Çajka67160/
Szaka67154/
Zaňka67147/
Sajka67128/
Sakoa6791/
Sakaa6761/
Sagka6743/
Saňka6742/
Sahka6724/
Šacka6716/
Xakaj6712/
Sakaï6712/
Şahko6711/
Çakaş678/
Sakać678/
Çayka676/
Sazka676/
Sakga675/
Sxaka675/
Zakaj675/
Sjaka674/
Saïka672/
Šauka672/
Şoyka671/
Zzaka671/
S'Aka671/
Sakaš671/
Šaška671/
Hsaka671/
Šakas671/
Çakka671/

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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 Şaka
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