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
Shikana (Bengali: শিকানা, Hindi: शिकना, Russian: Шикана) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found 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. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name in the world, held by 28 people.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 86 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Zambia, where 13 percent are found.
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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