Shikwena Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shikwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia541:44,6195,721
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shikwena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shikwena is most common in Namibia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikwena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shikwena is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwena reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Shikwena is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 44,619. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 67 percent live, Oshana Region, where 24 percent live and Khomas Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Shikwena
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