Sikebu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sikebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sikebu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sikebu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sikebu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikebu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sikebu is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sikebu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Sikebu is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 29 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 29 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikabu835/
Shikbu834/
Sikewu832/
Sicebu831/
Siqebu831/
Sikevu831/
Shikibu77710/
Sikabhu7713/
Sikhewu773/
Saikibu772/
Sekoebu771/
Shikabu771/
Seikibou7114/
Sheikabu711/
Sigkibut711/
Sikuibou711/
Shaikabu711/
Shikhabu711/
Sekibu67144/
Siqabu6736/
Siqubu6735/
Seqebu678/
Sheikhabu677/
Jekebu673/
Sikiwu673/
Sekabu672/
Jikibu671/
Sekobu671/
Sicevu671/
Sikivu671/
Siqewu671/
Cikabu671/
Zikabu671/

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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 Sikebu
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