Sikawa Surname

145,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3511:22,5192,785
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Kenya2451:188,48914,045
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sikawa (182) may also be a first name.

Sikawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikawa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,055th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,380,773 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sikawa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most widely held given name on earth It is held by 182 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,351 people, or 1 in 22,519. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 81 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Sikawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saikawa923,594/
Shikawa92971/
Sikahwa92203/
Seikawa92183/
Sikawah9241/
Siekawa9215/
Sikaiwa921/
Sikawha921/
Schikawa861/
Sikkawat861/
Jshikawa861/
Sekawa8334,618/
Jikawa83707/
Sikawi83270/
Gikawa83112/
Sikowa8392/
Sikewa8324/
Sicawa834/
Sikawe833/
Sikava832/
Sikawo832/
Zikawa832/
Sykawa831/
Sikkhawat804/
Saikhawat801/
Schiokawa801/
Sikowai77378/
Sikauwe77204/
Sikhawi77149/
Zaikawa77130/
Sikauba77104/
Soikava77104/
Sikaabi7783/
Sikoway7774/
Sekaiwa7756/
Shikava7755/
Saikawi7746/
Sikaeva7713/
Gikawad7710/
Shikewa778/
Sikavau777/
Shekawa774/
Sikawei774/
Sikhawe774/
Caikawa773/
Ssekawa773/
Djikawa772/
Sekahwa772/
Saikawe772/
Cikawai771/
Sikahwe771/
Sikaywe771/
Shikawo771/
Sigcawa771/
Zuikawa771/
Zyskawa771/
Sikawie771/
Sikawou771/
Sikawue771/
Sikehwa771/
Shikowa771/
Siqcawa771/
Sikhawo771/
Sikhowa771/
Seakawa771/
Saikawo771/
Sikawee771/
Shaikhawat757/
Sheikhawat751/
Shaikahwat751/
Shikaeva71871/
Shikaaba71171/
Sikhaeva7144/
Sekachwa7125/
Sikovaya7122/
Sekawaya716/
Shikavad714/
Chikaswa714/
Sikkawet714/
Ssekaswa713/
Ssekaawa713/
Shiokava712/
Shikhawi712/
Shikhava711/
Saikaaba711/
Chikahwa711/
Shiocawa711/
Shekhawa711/
Sekawath711/
Shikkawo711/
Sikhavad711/
Ssekaiwa711/
Scikkava711/
Djikaiwa711/
Chgikawa711/
Sikova67507/
Sikowo67340/
Sekawe67180/
Shikhaeva67171/
Sekewa67139/
Sekava6772/
Sicaba6764/
Chickaway6761/
Ssekawaya6749/
Ssekachwa6740/
Sekawi6730/
Sikavi6729/
Sekowa6724/
Sikowe6724/
Zikawo6722/
Zikowa6715/
Sikeva6710/
Siskawich6710/
Jekawa673/
Jikava673/
Cikowa672/
Sikave672/
Sekawo672/
Sykava671/
Sikavo671/
Sikowi671/
Sekhawath671/
Sehkhawat671/
Zikewa671/
Sheikhawy671/
Ssekasswa671/
Sekhawaat671/
Cikaba671/
Cikava671/
Jikawo671/
Siqawo671/

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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 Sikawa
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