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
The surname Shikwaya is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 666,162nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwaya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Shikwaya is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 5,366. In Namibia Shikwaya is most common in: Oshana Region, where 23 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 20 percent live and Kavango East Region, where 18 percent live. Apart from Namibia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Shikwaya
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