Shikwete Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shikwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shikwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikwete is found most frequently in Namibia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikwete? popularity and diffusion
Shikwete is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikwete are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Erongo Region, where 50 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Namibia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikwete | 93 | 36 | / |
| Shikwate | 88 | 20 | / |
| Shikweta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwethe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikweti | 80 | 327 | / |
| Sekwete | 80 | 106 | / |
| Sikweta | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sigwete | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sikwate | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinghwete | 78 | 128 | / |
| Shikwati | 75 | 112 | / |
| Chigwete | 75 | 88 | / |
| Chikweti | 75 | 22 | / |
| Sikwetha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sekhwete | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shikwita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekwate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekwethe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwethi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sekhwethe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shikwitha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schiquete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiquette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikwati | 67 | 382 | / |
| Siquete | 67 | 234 | / |
| Sekweta | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sekwate | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sekwite | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zekwete | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siguete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikwiti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sukwate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikuite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sigweth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shiquet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siqweta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siqweti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schioquete | 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 Shikwete
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