Shikunzi Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shikunzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikunzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Shikunzi (367) may also be a first name.

Shikunzi Last Name Facts

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

Shikunzi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shikunzi.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikunzi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shikunzi is the 1,276,805th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Shikunzi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikunzi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shikunzi is also the 453,982nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 367 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent reside, Busia County, where 5 percent reside and Nandi County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya Shikunzi is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Shikunzi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Shikunzi
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