Shikwama Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shikwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shikwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikwama is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikwama is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwama are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikwama | 93 | 83 | / |
| Sikhwama | 88 | 191 | / |
| Shikuama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shingwama | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chikwamha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chikweama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekwama | 80 | 42 | / |
| Sukwama | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sigwama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikwame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekhwama | 75 | 350 | / |
| Sekgwama | 75 | 315 | / |
| Chigwama | 75 | 123 | / |
| Chikwame | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chikwami | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sukwamai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikwoma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikuhama | 71 | 58 | / |
| Chikwamhi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sigbama | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cikwamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Segwama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikuami | 63 | 13 | / |
| Sukuhama | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sigueama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Xhegwama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cikwaymo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shekwomi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chigwame | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shekwomyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cikuema | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zigwamy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cekwame | 53 | 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 Shikwama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis