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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Misikhu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Misikhu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 9 people.

It is most numerous 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 reside, Bungoma County, where 14 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Kenya Misikhu is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

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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