Shikayi Surname
Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname
Shikayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,053 | 1:70,161 | 8,227 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shikayi (81) may also be a first name.
Shikayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikayi is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikayi? popularity and diffusion
Shikayi is the 344,897th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,862,096 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikayi live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shikayi is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 81 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 70,161. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Central African Republic, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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 Shikayi
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