Sikaya Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Sikaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sikaya (52) may also be a first name.
Sikaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikaya (Marathi: िसकया, Oriya: ଶିକୟା, Russian: Сикая) is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sikaya is the 1,434,893rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Sikaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sikaya are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikaya is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 52 people.
The last name Sikaya is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 156,930. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 90 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zambia Sikaya is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sikaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିକୟା | sikaya | - |
| Sikaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िसकया | isakaya | 66.67 |
| िशकाया | isakaya | 33.33 |
| Sikaya in the Russian language | ||
| Сикая | sikaa | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sikaya
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