Sikanga Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Sikanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 622 | 1:74,244 | 6,952 |
| Zambia | 94 | 1:168,616 | 11,729 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sikanga (167) may also be a first name.
Sikanga Demographics
Sikanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sikanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikanga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 452,572nd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikanga live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sikanga is also the 708,111th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 167 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 74,244. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 70 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 22 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Sikanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sikanga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Sikanga
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