Shikanda Surname
Approximately 1,989 people bear this surname
Shikanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,874 | 1:24,642 | 2,781 |
| Zambia | 79 | 1:200,632 | 13,107 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shikanda (262) may also be a first name.
Shikanda Demographics
Shikanda Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shikanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikanda (Marathi: िशकंदा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikanda? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 208,031st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,663,925 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikanda reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 262 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 1,874 people, or 1 in 24,642. In Kenya Shikanda is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Shikanda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikanda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikanda in the Marathi language | ||
| िशकंदा | isakanda | - |
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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 Shikanda
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