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
The surname Sikay (Hindi: शिकाया, Russian: Сикай) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 290,011th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sikay reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 117 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,277 people, or 1 in 41,458. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 73 percent live, Arusha Region, where 19 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Sikay
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