Šaka Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia961:44,0488,701
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Saka (187,281) & Şaka (8) are calculated separately.

Šaka (14) may also be a first name.

Šaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šaka is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Saka or Şaka. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šaka? popularity and diffusion

Šaka is the 1,785,358th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Šaka is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaka reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 44,048. In Croatia Šaka is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 32 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 27 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 18 percent reside. Not including Croatia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 6 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saka92187,281/
Şaka928/
Šatka89405/
Šacka8916/
Šauka892/
Šaška891/
Šakas891/
Šajkaš806/
Šakaja801/
Šoka75130/
Šako7597/
Šóka751/
Šaca751/
Šackaja734/
Šakaitė731/
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/
Šaško67460/
Çakay67451/
Çakaj67381/
Çakat67343/
Sakca67321/
Xauka67311/
Soška67295/
Çakaz67280/
Sayka67235/
Sakea67235/
Šakys67192/
Çajka67160/
Šoška67155/
Szaka67154/
Zaňka67147/
Sajka67128/
Sakoa6791/
Sakaa6761/
Sagka6743/
Saňka6742/
Šotka6737/
Sahka6724/
Šátka6713/
Xakaj6712/
Sakaï6712/
Šaker679/
Çakaş678/
Sakać678/
Çayka676/
Sazka676/
Šojka675/
Zakaj675/
Sakga675/
Sxaka675/
Sjaka674/
Şayka672/
Saïka672/
Çakka671/
Hsaka671/
Šauki671/
Sakaš671/
S'Aka671/
Zzaka671/
Šeika671/
Šahko671/

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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 Šaka
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