Shikwela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shikwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shikwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shikwela occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwela live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Shikwela is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikwela | 93 | 853 | / |
| Sikhwela | 88 | 63 | / |
| Shikwala | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sikgwela | 88 | 7 | / |
| Shikwele | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sikwehla | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sikhwehla | 82 | 12 | / |
| Sigwela | 80 | 793 | / |
| Sikwila | 80 | 304 | / |
| Sikwala | 80 | 259 | / |
| Sekwela | 80 | 193 | / |
| Sikwele | 80 | 140 | / |
| Sikweli | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sikwelo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sicwela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siqwela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sekhwela | 75 | 1,659 | / |
| Sekgwela | 75 | 198 | / |
| Sikwehle | 75 | 39 | / |
| Shigwele | 75 | 21 | / |
| Shikwili | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sikwaala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shukwala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Suikwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shigwila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikgwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekwelea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigwela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwelea | 71 | 333 | / |
| Shingwele | 71 | 117 | / |
| Shekuhela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sekhwelea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shingwila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chikwaila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sekgwaela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sekgwehla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siquela | 67 | 8,736 | / |
| Sekwele | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Sekwala | 67 | 347 | / |
| Sigwele | 67 | 213 | / |
| Sikuele | 67 | 144 | / |
| Sikwili | 67 | 135 | / |
| Sukwala | 67 | 106 | / |
| Siqwala | 67 | 60 | / |
| Siqwele | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sigwala | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sicwele | 67 | 11 | / |
| Secwela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sekwila | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sikwalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chikwethle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zikwele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sigwelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zikuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Segwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwetlha | 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 Shikwela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis