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 most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 290,011th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. The surname Sikay occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sikay live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sikay is also the 864,112th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 117 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,277 people, or 1 in 41,458. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 73 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 19 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Turkey, where 1 percent reside.
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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