Shikwakwa Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shikwakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shikwakwa (2) may also be a first name.
Shikwakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikwakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikwakwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwakwa? popularity and diffusion
Shikwakwa is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwakwa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 2 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikwakwa | 94 | 8 | / |
| Sikwankwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shikwangwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chikwakwai | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaikwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sekwakwa | 82 | 907 | / |
| Sikwakwi | 82 | 16 | / |
| Cikwakwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaikwai | 80 | 126 | / |
| Chigwakwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwakgwa | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sigwagwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siqwaqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigwagwa | 67 | 355 | / |
| Sigwangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigqwagqwa | 63 | 42 | / |
| Segwagwa | 59 | 370 | / |
| Sukwokwo | 59 | 7 | / |
| Siqwangwe | 56 | 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
- 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 Shikwakwa
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