Shikaw Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shikaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Shikaw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shikaw Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shikaw is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shikaw is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Shikaw is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikaw live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Shikaw is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Shikaw is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 90 percent live and Zamfara, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikkaw926/
Shikhaw921/
Shaikaw921/
Sikaw9118/
Shuikhaw861/
Sikhaw8343/
Sikeaw838/
Saikaw837/
Shikow834/
Chikaw833/
Sikawe833/
Sickaw831/
Shikav831/
Sikauw831/
Soikaw831/
Suikaw831/
Shikabowa801/
Shikova773,249/
Saikeaw77253/
Sikauwe77204/
Chaikaw7786/
Soikeaw7711/
Suikhaw777/
Seikeaw777/
Saikhaw776/
Shikhow775/
Suikeaw775/
Sikhawe774/
Shikhav773/
Shaikav772/
Shikowe772/
Saikawe772/
Schikow771/
Sikahwe771/
Sikaywe771/
Shidkow771/
Sheikow771/
Shikowa771/
Seehkaw771/
Chikeaw771/
Cikaw73300/
Sukaw73126/
Sikaf7398/
Sikow7323/
Sekaw733/
Sikav731/
Sicaw731/
Shikhova716,715/
Shaikova71187/
Chaikhaw7123/
Sheikova7116/
Sheikhow7110/
Schidkow7110/
Shoikova719/
Saikheaw717/
Shuikova717/
Shishkow716/
Chitkeaw716/
Schikova713/
Schitkow713/
Chaikaiw712/
Shihkova711/
Schickow711/
Saihkeaw711/
Sittkeaw711/
Chaikcaw711/
Chuikeaw711/
Choikauw711/
Shikov672,828/
Shaikhova672,041/
Sikova67507/
Shekow67201/
Sekawe67180/
Saykaw67110/
Sukkaw6798/
Sikowa6792/
Shukow6758/
Chaikheaw6742/
Sheikhova6730/
Seekaw6728/
Sikowe6724/
Sitków6715/
Shiqow6713/
Sukeaw6712/
Sekhaw678/
Sekeaw677/
Sedkaw675/
Sikhow672/
Zikhaw672/
Sukhaw672/
Schikhova671/
Sikauf671/
Sikhav671/
Shekav671/
Shoikhova671/
Sikaph671/
Schickova671/
Sehkab671/
Shekaf671/
Saikow671/
Suykaw671/
Chaikhaiw671/
Chikav671/
Siscaw670/
Sickow670/

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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 Shikaw
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