Sikaye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sikaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sikaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sikaye is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikaye live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 92 percent are found and Gulu District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda Sikaye exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Sikaye
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