Shikana Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shikana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shikana (28) may also be a first name.
Shikana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikana (Bengali: শিকানা, Hindi: शिकना, Russian: Шикана) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shikana.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Shikana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Shikana are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shikana is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 86 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikana in the Bengali language | ||
| শিকানা | sikana | - |
| Shikana in the Hindi language | ||
| शिकना | sikana | 50 |
| शिकंा | sikama | 50 |
| Shikana in the Russian language | ||
| Шикана | sikana | - |
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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
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- 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 Shikana
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