Shikwe Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1591:99,6857,986
Kenya971:476,08124,779
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407

Shikwe (42) may also be a first name.

Shikwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shikwe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shikwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shikwe is the 908,336th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. Shikwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwe reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 42 people.

Shikwe is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 99,685. In Zambia Shikwe is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside, Southern Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside. Beside Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Shikwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Shikwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.19% less than the national average, earning R 118,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sikwe91672/
Shikw911/
Shikwa8369/
Shikwi8311/
Shigwe832/
Sikhwe832/
Siekwe832/
Sidkwe831/
Shukwe831/
Shikue831/
Chikwee77125/
Chikwei7732/
Chickwe776/
Sikewei773/
Chikwea772/
Shiogwe771/
Chikwez771/
Chikcwe771/
Shickwa771/
Shikwai771/
Shaikwa771/
Sikwa731,690/
Sekwe73280/
Sicwe7370/
Sukwe7355/
Sigwe7320/
Sikew7314/
Sikue739/
Sikwi732/
Cikwe731/
Shikwaya71450/
Chikwehe7125/
Shigwedh712/
Chikkwei711/
Shikwiss711/
Shinkway710/
Chigwe671,443/
Shekwa671,212/
Shigue67590/
Ssekwe67291/
Shekue67284/
Saikwa67153/
Shigwa67115/
Shique67105/
Sikuea6793/
Sikwai6782/
Sekgwe6749/
Suikwa6722/
Seakwe6720/
Soikwa6712/
Sekwei6711/
Shukwi679/
Sikewi678/
Shigbe677/
Suukwe675/
Ssukwe674/
Shikui673/
Shicue673/
Siekue672/
Shigve672/
Shugwe672/
Sigcwe672/
Sheekw671/
Shegwe671/
Saikew671/
Saikue671/
Sikuer671/
Sidkue671/
Shekwi671/
Shukue671/
Sehkwa671/
Sigwee671/
Sukwee671/
Seukwe671/
Sukwie671/
Cihkwe671/
Chikwd671/
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Ssigwe671/
Scikwa671/
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Sikwui671/

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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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  • 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 Shikwe
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