Kikao Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Kikao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 136 | 1:389,277 | 27,871 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kikao (10) may also be a first name.
Kikao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kikao (Arabic: كيكاو, Marathi: िकओ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikao? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Kikao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kikao reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 389,277. In Tanzania Kikao is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kikaho | 91 | 69 | / |
| Kikaeo | 91 | 15 | / |
| Kaikao | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kikaou | 91 | 10 | / |
| Kikkao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaikaeo | 83 | 1,273 | / |
| Kuikaeo | 83 | 751 | / |
| Kitkhao | 83 | 89 | / |
| Koikaeo | 83 | 81 | / |
| Kitkaou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kikajjo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kidkaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koikhao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaikao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kekao | 80 | 45 | / |
| Kikoa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kukao | 80 | 11 | / |
| Khaikaeo | 77 | 1,539 | / |
| Khaikhao | 77 | 36 | / |
| Khoikaeo | 77 | 32 | / |
| Khaikeao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kukaeo | 73 | 514 | / |
| Kekeao | 73 | 69 | / |
| Kekaos | 73 | 46 | / |
| Kukhao | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ketkao | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kikaua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kekaot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kikoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kikuio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khukao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kitkoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaikeo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kukeao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kedkao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khukaeo | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ketkhao | 67 | 53 | / |
| Chikhao | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kuikoua | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kikojjo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Keikoua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kikouah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kikoyio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiskuoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koeykao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kukkaeo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kikaaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiskoua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ketkeao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaikoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keakaos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keakaoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khikoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kikaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuikouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caikaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaikeo | 67 | 1 | / |
Kikao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kikao in the Marathi language | ||
| िकओ | ika'o | - |
| Kikao in the Arabic language | ||
| كيكاو | kykaw | - |
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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 Kikao
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