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 is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikela? popularity and diffusion
Shikela is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikela live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name globally, held by 17 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia Shikela is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 33 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found and Southern Province, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Shikela is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.
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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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