Šaka Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Šaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 96 | 1:44,048 | 8,701 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saka | 92 | 187,281 | / |
| Şaka | 92 | 8 | / |
| Šatka | 89 | 405 | / |
| Šacka | 89 | 16 | / |
| Šauka | 89 | 2 | / |
| Šaška | 89 | 1 | / |
| Šakas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Šajkaš | 80 | 6 | / |
| Šakaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Šoka | 75 | 130 | / |
| Šako | 75 | 97 | / |
| Šóka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šaca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šackaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Šakaitė | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sakai | 67 | 395,834 | / |
| Siaka | 67 | 21,340 | / |
| Sakka | 67 | 14,521 | / |
| Shaka | 67 | 9,416 | / |
| Sakha | 67 | 9,188 | / |
| Saaka | 67 | 7,444 | / |
| Saika | 67 | 5,365 | / |
| Sauka | 67 | 2,374 | / |
| Sakah | 67 | 2,167 | / |
| Sakay | 67 | 1,957 | / |
| Ssaka | 67 | 1,735 | / |
| Çakas | 67 | 1,258 | / |
| Sakaj | 67 | 1,203 | / |
| Sakač | 67 | 1,161 | / |
| Sakau | 67 | 994 | / |
| Çaşka | 67 | 609 | / |
| Seaka | 67 | 529 | / |
| Šaško | 67 | 460 | / |
| Çakay | 67 | 451 | / |
| Çakaj | 67 | 381 | / |
| Çakat | 67 | 343 | / |
| Sakca | 67 | 321 | / |
| Xauka | 67 | 311 | / |
| Soška | 67 | 295 | / |
| Çakaz | 67 | 280 | / |
| Sayka | 67 | 235 | / |
| Sakea | 67 | 235 | / |
| Šakys | 67 | 192 | / |
| Çajka | 67 | 160 | / |
| Šoška | 67 | 155 | / |
| Szaka | 67 | 154 | / |
| Zaňka | 67 | 147 | / |
| Sajka | 67 | 128 | / |
| Sakoa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Sakaa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Sagka | 67 | 43 | / |
| Saňka | 67 | 42 | / |
| Šotka | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sahka | 67 | 24 | / |
| Šátka | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xakaj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sakaï | 67 | 12 | / |
| Šaker | 67 | 9 | / |
| Çakaş | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sakać | 67 | 8 | / |
| Çayka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sazka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Šojka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zakaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sakga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sxaka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sjaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Şayka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saïka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Çakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šauki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakaš | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Aka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šeika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šahko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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