Shikela Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shikela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shikela (17) may also be a first name.
Shikela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikela occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikela reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.
The last name Shikela is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 33 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live and Southern Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 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
- 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 Shikela
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