Sikamba Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya361:1,282,77535,275
Zambia151:1,056,66130,252
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sikamba (19) may also be a first name.

Sikamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikamba is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikamba? popularity and diffusion

Sikamba is the 2,061,309th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sikamba reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 19 people.

Sikamba is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,282,775. In Kenya Sikamba is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 94 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found and Narok County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Sikamba
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