Sikay Surname
Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname
Sikay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,277 | 1:41,458 | 4,734 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sikay (117) may also be a first name.
Sikay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikay (Hindi: शिकाया, Russian: Сикай) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sikay is the 290,011th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,516,689 people. Sikay is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sikay are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sikay is also the 864,112th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 117 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,277 people, or 1 in 41,458. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 73 percent live, Arusha Region, where 19 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Turkey, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sikay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikay in the Hindi language | ||
| शिकाया | sikaya | - |
| Sikay in the Russian language | ||
| Сикай | sikaj | - |
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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 Sikay
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