Seriki Surname
Approximately 8,962 people bear this surname
Seriki Surname User-submission:
Means leader of a Muslim community. Mostly found in Hausa-speaking areas on the southern border of the Sahara dessert in Western Africa.
For example the "Serikin-Hausa" of Lagos means the leader of the Hausa people in the city of Lagos.
Read More About This SurnameSeriki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,977 | 1:22,207 | 1,976 |
| Benin | 602 | 1:17,169 | 2,327 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Seriki (1,410) may also be a first name.
Seriki Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Means leader of a Muslim community. Mostly found in Hausa-speaking areas on the southern border of the Sahara dessert in Western Africa.
For example the "Serikin-Hausa" of Lagos means the leader of the Hausa people in the city of Lagos.
Saraki is a Yoruba variant of this name often found in areas where there is significant contact between Yoruba and Hausa tribes especially in the middle belt of Nigeria.
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Seriki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seriki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seriki (Russian: Серики) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seriki? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,558th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 813,161 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Seriki reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 208,047th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,410 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,977 people, or 1 in 22,207. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 38 percent live, Ogun, where 10 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Seriki Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Seriki are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Seriki earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seriki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seriki in the Russian language | ||
| Серики | seriki | - |
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