Sikanya Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sikanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5491:128,66719,532
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Zambia201:792,49627,807
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Sikanya (1,331) may also be a first name.

Sikanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikanya (Hindi: सिकन्या, Marathi: िसकन्या) is most common in Thailand. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sikanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,232nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. The last name Sikanya is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sikanya reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Sikanya is also the 215,309th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,331 people.

This last name is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 128,667. In Thailand Sikanya is mostly concentrated in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 22 percent are found, Khon Kaen Province, where 18 percent are found and Suphan Buri Province, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand Sikanya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sikanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikanya in the Hindi language
सिकन्याsikan'ya-
Sikanya in the Marathi language
िसकन्याisakan'ya66.67
सुकन्याsukan'ya33.33

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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 Sikanya
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