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 also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shikwela occurs predominantly 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 widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name 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