Shikuku Surname
Approximately 15,342 people bear this surname
Shikuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15,267 | 1:3,025 | 470 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shikuku (3,260) may also be a first name.
Shikuku Demographics
Shikuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shikuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikuku occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikuku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,531st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 475,006 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikuku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shikuku is also the 125,446th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 3,260 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 15,267 people, or 1 in 3,025. In Kenya Shikuku is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 41 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 11 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Shikuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shikuku surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikukuu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sikuku | 92 | 19,955 | / |
| Shikoku | 86 | 957 | / |
| Sikukuu | 86 | 811 | / |
| Sikuuku | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ssikuku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sikukhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shekuku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xhikuku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shukuku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sikhukhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chuikuku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikukui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sukuku | 77 | 1,336 | / |
| Sekuku | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sicuku | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sikoku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zikuku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chikaukau | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chikoukou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seikoku | 71 | 877 | / |
| Sukukuu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Saikoku | 71 | 5 | / |
| Suikoku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssekuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sitkaukaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhukhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekkoukou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sekucu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Zicuku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sekiku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sekhukhuhe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sucukcu | 57 | 119 | / |
| Siqikou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sukuuku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Siqhuqhu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Seqhuqhu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Shikuku
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