Shilikwe Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shilikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Shilikwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shilikwe Last Name Facts

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

Shilikwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilikwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shilikwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilikwe live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Shilikwe is mostly found in: North Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silikwe931/
Silaikwe8820/
Shilekwe881/
Shelikwe881/
Shilikwa881/
Silikwa8011/
Selikwe809/
Shilekwa751/
Siluingwe711/
Silekwa67390/
Selekwe6748/
Silique6710/
Selukwe679/
Silugwe677/
Silekwi671/
Siligwa671/
Silikui671/
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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 Shilikwe
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