Shikali Surname
Approximately 615 people bear this surname
Shikali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 464 | 1:99,526 | 8,734 |
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shikali (825) may also be a first name.
Shikali Demographics
Shikali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shikali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikali (Hindi: शिकाली, Marathi: िशकली, Oriya: ଶିକଲି) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikali? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 526,921st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shikali are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 284,410th most frequent first name in the world, held by 825 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 99,526. In Kenya Shikali is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 71 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 23 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.
Shikali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shikali last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikali in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିକଲି | sikali | - |
| Shikali in the Hindi language | ||
| शिकाली | sikali | 76.92 |
| शिकली | sikali | 7.69 |
| शीकाली | sikali | 7.69 |
| शिवकली | sivakali | 7.69 |
| Shikali in the Marathi language | ||
| िशकली | isakali | 66.67 |
| िशकाळी | isakali | 33.33 |
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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 Shikali
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