Shikena Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shikena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Shikena (72) may also be a first name.
Shikena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikena is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shikena are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 72 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent live and Benue, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Zambia, where 20 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 Shikena
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