Shikwaya Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Shikwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 449 | 1:5,366 | 1,016 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shikwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikwaya is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikwaya is the 666,162nd most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname Shikwaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shikwaya is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 5,366. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Oshana Region, where 23 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 20 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Namibia Shikwaya occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikwaya | 93 | 920 | / |
| Shikweya | 88 | 108 | / |
| Shikwaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sikwuaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shekwaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shinkway | 88 | 0 | / |
| Shikwa | 86 | 69 | / |
| Sikweya | 80 | 1,535 | / |
| Sikwayo | 80 | 111 | / |
| Sikwayi | 80 | 106 | / |
| Sikwiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Siqwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sukwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sikwayu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sikwaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shikwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikwaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shikwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shikwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shickwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikwa'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikwa | 77 | 1,690 | / |
| Chikwayi | 75 | 436 | / |
| Shekwoya | 75 | 45 | / |
| Sikhwayi | 75 | 41 | / |
| Chigwaya | 75 | 38 | / |
| Shekwaye | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chikwayo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chikwaja | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shekwayi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Shekwayo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chickway | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shikweyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaikway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekwa | 71 | 1,212 | / |
| Shikwe | 71 | 293 | / |
| Saikwa | 71 | 153 | / |
| Shigwa | 71 | 115 | / |
| Sikwai | 71 | 82 | / |
| Sigway | 71 | 33 | / |
| Suikwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Shingwayo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Soikwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shikwi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sikwae | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zikway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sehkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekhwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaiyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikwayo | 67 | 417 | / |
| Sigwayi | 67 | 313 | / |
| Siqwayi | 67 | 272 | / |
| Sikhwai | 67 | 114 | / |
| Shiguay | 67 | 78 | / |
| Sekwayo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Chigway | 67 | 72 | / |
| Sukweya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Segwaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sicwayi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saikwha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheakwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sikueya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sekwayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sikweyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sigwayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaygua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cikweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seehkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukwaja | 67 | 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
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- 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 Shikwaya
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