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
The surname Shikangala is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shikangala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikangala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shikangala is the 1,017,412th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikangala live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shikangala is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 9,875. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Oshikoto Region, where 35 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 31 percent are found and Ohangwena Region, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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