Shikoku Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shikoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Japan411:3,118,15333,477
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shikoku (10) may also be a first name.

Shikoku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shikoku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shikoku is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikoku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shikoku is the 374,335th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Shikoku reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

Shikoku is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 100,476. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikoku923/
Shikuku8615,342/
Seikoku86877/
Shikaku86669/
Shikeku8637/
Shukoku865/
Saikoku865/
Suikoku861/
Shikukuu802/
Sikuku7719,955/
Sukoku77743/
Sikaku771/
Chikoukou751/
Sikukuu71811/
Saikaku71192/
Seikaku7117/
Sikuuku714/
Sikhaku711/
Ssikuku711/
Sikukhu711/
Xhikuku711/
Sikhukhu673/
Chikkaku671/
Sekoukou671/
Saikhaku671/
Chuikuku671/
Chikukui671/

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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 Shikoku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis