Shikwane Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shikwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5221:103,78912,546
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Shikwane (508) may also be a first name.

Shikwane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shikwane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shikwane is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shikwane.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikwane? popularity and diffusion

Shikwane is the 589,215th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shikwane are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shikwane is also the 375,473rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 508 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 103,789. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 51 percent are found, Limpopo, where 34 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Shikwane Last Name Statistics demography

Shikwane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning R 215,400 per year.

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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 Shikwane
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