Shikami Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shikami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0201:45,2744,678
Japan3021:423,32513,279
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shikami (82) may also be a first name.

Shikami Last Name Facts

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

Shikami (Marathi: िशकामी) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,726th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. The last name Shikami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Shikami are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 82 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,020 people, or 1 in 45,274. In Kenya Shikami is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 61 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Mombasa County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Shikami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shikami last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Shikami are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.

Shikami earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.64% more than the national average, earning $68,451 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shikami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shikami in the Marathi language
िशकामीisakami-

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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 Shikami
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