Shikwekwe Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shikwekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shikwekwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Shikwekwe Demographics

Shikwekwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Shikwekwe Last Name Facts

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

Shikwekwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shikwekwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikwekwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Shikwekwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwekwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent live and Kwale County, where 1 percent live.

Shikwekwe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikwekwe9437/
Cikwekwe821/
Chikwegwe786/
Sikqweqwe781/
Sikwakwi7116/
Sigwegwe7113/
Sicwecwe714/
Siqweqwe714/
Sikwikwi711/
Chikwikwi67583/
Chigwegwe67170/
Chikwuigwe631/
Chikwaikwai60126/
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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 Shikwekwe
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