Sikana Surname
Approximately 5,031 people bear this surname
Sikana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,260 | 1:23,425 | 2,885 |
| Zambia | 1,921 | 1:8,251 | 982 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Sikana (288) may also be a first name.
Sikana Demographics
Sikana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sikana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikana (Bengali: সীকনা, Hindi: सिकना, Marathi: िसकना, Oriya: ସିକାନା, Russian: Сикана) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sikana is the 94,669th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,448,528 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sikana are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikana is also the 520,883rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 288 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,260 people, or 1 in 23,425. In Tanzania Sikana is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 71 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 38 percent reside and Malawi, where 10 percent reside.
Sikana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sikana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikana in the Bengali language | ||
| সীকনা | sikana | - |
| Sikana in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିକାନା | sikana | 63.64 |
| ସିକଣା | sikana | 27.27 |
| ଶିକାନା | sikana | 9.09 |
| Sikana in the Hindi language | ||
| सिकना | sikana | 60 |
| सकीना | sakina | 20 |
| सीकाना | sikana | 20 |
| Sikana in the Marathi language | ||
| िसकना | isakana | 50 |
| सीकना | sikana | 50 |
| Sikana in the Russian language | ||
| Сикана | sikana | - |
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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 Sikana
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