Shikwa Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Shikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shikwa (75) may also be a first name.
Shikwa Demographics
Shikwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikwa occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Shikwa reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,828,213. In Pakistan Shikwa is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 46 percent are found, Punjab, where 24 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Shikwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shikwa last name is predominantly 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 Shikwa
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