Sikapili Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikapili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikapili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2861:55,4195,110
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086

Sikapili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikapili is found most in Zambia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sikapili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikapili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikapili is the 902,012th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikapili are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sikapili is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 55,419. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 73 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikapila88501/
Sikopili881/
Sikaphila826/
Chikapaili782/
Sikapela751/
Sikapele751/
Sikepile751/
Zuikapeli711/
Zeikapeli711/
Sikepele633/
Sekhapule598/
Zoikepeli591/
Zuikepeli591/
Sikopela501/
Sekepele501/

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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
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  • 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 Sikapili
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