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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Average Seriki Salary in
United States
$44,086 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seriki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seriki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seriki (Russian: Серики) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seriki? popularity and diffusion
Seriki is the 56,558th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 813,161 people. Seriki occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Seriki live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Seriki is also the 208,047th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,410 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,977 people, or 1 in 22,207. In Nigeria Seriki is most frequent in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Ogun, where 10 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Seriki Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seriki last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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