Shikanga Surname
Approximately 4,400 people bear this surname
Shikanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,919 | 1:11,784 | 1,479 |
| Uganda | 275 | 1:141,961 | 12,772 |
| Zambia | 103 | 1:153,883 | 10,964 |
| Namibia | 54 | 1:44,619 | 5,721 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shikanga (402) may also be a first name.
Shikanga Demographics
Shikanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shikanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikanga (Marathi: िशकांगा) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shikanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 106,279th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,656,260 people. The last name Shikanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikanga reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 430,375th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 402 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,919 people, or 1 in 11,784. In Kenya Shikanga is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 66 percent live, Bungoma County, where 8 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Shikanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shikanga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikanga in the Marathi language | ||
| िशकांगा | isakanga | - |
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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 Shikanga
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