Shikhaya Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Shikhaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 346 | 1:133,468 | 10,942 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shikhaya (11) may also be a first name.
Shikhaya Demographics
Shikhaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shikhaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikhaya (Oriya: ଶିକ୍ଷଯ୍ା) is found most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikhaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 806,178th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname Shikhaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikhaya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 133,468. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Shikhaya occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside.
Shikhaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shikhaya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikhaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikhaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିକ୍ଷଯ୍ା | siksaya | - |
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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 Shikhaya
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