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
The surname Shikanda (Marathi: िशकंदा) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shikanda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikanda is the 208,031st most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,663,925 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikanda live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most common first name on earth It is held by 262 people.
Shikanda is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,874 people, or 1 in 24,642. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Vihiga County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Shikanda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
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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 Shikanda
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