Misikhu Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Misikhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misikhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Misikhu (9) may also be a first name.

Misikhu Last Name Facts

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

Misikhu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Misikhu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misikhu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Misikhu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 9 people.

Misikhu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 57 percent live, Bungoma County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Misiku9232/
Mishiku86427/
Musikhu8667/
Misikui867/
Misikau863/
Misikou862/
Muisiku862/
Missikou801/
Maishiku801/
Mesiku773,336/
Musiku77437/
Miseku7738/
Mijiku779/
Misicu771/
Mishichus751/
Mushiku71747/
Misheku7174/
Muijiku714/
Messiku712/
Mesikou711/
Mizikou711/
Mysikou711/
Mesikku711/
Meshiku711/
Misekou711/
Michiku711/
Mesaikou6743/
Messikou6740/
Miczikus6718/
Moisesku677/
Missekou674/
Michikou672/
Musikkui671/
Mesigkou671/
Metsikou671/

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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 Misikhu
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