Shikuyu Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shikuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shikuyu (4) may also be a first name.
Shikuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikuyu (Russian: Шикую) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shikuyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikuyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shikuyu is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shikuyu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikuyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 4 people.
Shikuyu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Shikuyu is mostly found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya Shikuyu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikuyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikuyu in the Russian language | ||
| Шикую | sikuu | - |
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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 Shikuyu
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