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) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikuyu? popularity and diffusion
Shikuyu is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shikuyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikuyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shikuyu is also the 6,192,526th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 4 people.
The last name Shikuyu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent reside.
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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