Shikangala Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Shikangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 244 | 1:9,875 | 1,902 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shikangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikangala has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikangala? popularity and diffusion
Shikangala is the 1,017,412th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikangala live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shikangala is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 9,875. In Namibia Shikangala is most numerous in: Oshikoto Region, where 35 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 31 percent reside and Ohangwena Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Namibia Shikangala occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikangala | 95 | 14 | / |
| Sikagala | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sikangela | 84 | 57 | / |
| Cikangala | 84 | 34 | / |
| Sikanaala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chicangala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekagala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sikagola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shikhongola | 76 | 17 | / |
| Chitkanalai | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chekkangala | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ssekagala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikagolla | 70 | 5 | / |
| Shikongolo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shikong'olo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikong'ola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekongela | 63 | 10 | / |
| Sikongolo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chicanalo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chikongolo | 60 | 8 | / |
| Sikhongolo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Shekongolo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Sekagolo | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Shikangala
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