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 is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwela reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Shikwela is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Shikwela is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Zambia, where 33 percent reside.
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