Sikanu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sikanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Sikanu (62) may also be a first name.

Sikanu Last Name Facts

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

Sikanu (Hindi: सिकानू, Marathi: िसकनु, Oriya: ସିକଣୁ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Sikanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Sikanu are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikanu is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name globally, held by 62 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 72 percent reside and Gauteng, where 28 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.

Sikanu Last Name Statistics demography

Sikanu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 156.65% more than the national average, earning R 609,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikanou928/
Sikangu921/
Sikanau921/
Sikhangu8611/
Shikangu864/
Sikanhou861/
Jikanu8327/
Sikonu8310/
Sekanu833/
Zikanu832/
Shishkanu8078/
Sikhamnut801/
Siscanu77847/
Sekhanu77109/
Suikenu7730/
Sekangu7713/
Seicanu774/
Cikangu774/
Shikenu774/
Shikonu771/
Sigcanu771/
Jikanus771/
Zikanou771/
Sikhamhu71112/
Suiceanu7161/
Ssekangu7158/
Seiceanu7139/
Sikhonnu712/
Sekaungu711/
Siken'eu711/
Shekangu711/
Shyshkanu6727/
Sekenu679/
Secanu677/
Sekonu676/
Cicanu671/
Siqenu671/
Chikahanu671/
Zikenu671/

Sikanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikanu in the Hindi language
सिकानूsikanu80
सिकानुsikanu10
सीकानूsikanu10
Sikanu in the Oriya language
ସିକଣୁsikanu71.43
ସିକନୁsikanu14.29
ଶିକଣୁsikanu14.29
Sikanu in the Marathi language
िसकनुisakanu50
िसकानूisakanu25
िसकानुisakanu25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sikanu
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