Sakilu Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sakilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6071:87,2188,826
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Sakilu (509) may also be a first name.

Sakilu Last Name Facts

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

Sakilu (Hindi: सकीलू, Oriya: ସକିଲୁ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sakilu are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sakilu is also the 375,029th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 509 people.

Sakilu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 87,218. In Tanzania Sakilu is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 88 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakilu9211/
Sakilou921/
Sakioğlu867/
Shakilau861/
Sakulu83133/
Sakelu8347/
Zakilu834/
Sekilu833/
Shakhilou802/
Saykioğlu801/
Zakilou7762/
Shakulu7734/
Saakulu777/
Sakulau774/
Sakkulu773/
Sakeliu771/
Sakhulu771/
Sokilau771/
Ssakulu771/
Saykulu771/
Saikulu771/
Sakeelu771/
Sakullu771/
Çakioğlu71407/
Shaikulu719/
Zakailou711/
Ziakilou711/
Saikeelu711/
Sokulu67369/
Zakulu67253/
Sekulu67235/
Sekelu6717/
Sackelius677/
Shaskaylu673/
Shoukilou671/
Shakheelu671/
Sokelu671/
Çakkioğlu671/

Sakilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakilu in the Oriya language
ସକିଲୁsakilu-
Sakilu in the Hindi language
सकीलूsakilu46.15
सकीलुsakilu30.77
सकीलाsakila7.69
सकिलुsakilu7.69
साकिलूsakilu7.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakilu
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