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
Shikwama is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shikwama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwama live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Shikwama is most prevalent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent live.
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