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
The last name Shikwela is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shikwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikwela is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwela are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Shikwela is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists 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