Sikanika Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikanika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sikanika 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
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sikanika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikanika is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikanika? popularity and diffusion

Sikanika is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikanika reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 33 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 33 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 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
Zikanika881/
Sikaniki881/
Sekanika881/
Sikanyoka821/
Sikhanukha7836/
Sicanica7532/
Shikoneka714/
Cikkaniki711/
Shekhanikhat701/
Sekaneko632/
Sigqaneko591/
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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 Sikanika
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