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 last name Sikanika is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikanika? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikanika is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikanika live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia Sikanika is primarily found in: Central Province, where 33 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.

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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