Sikefa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sikefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sikefa (2) may also be a first name.

Sikefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikefa is most common in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikefa is the 11,742,229th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sikefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikefa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sikefa is also the 9,404,674th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 2 people.

Sikefa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Not including Malawi this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekefa8320/
Sikifa834/
Sikofa832/
Shikfa831/
Sikfai831/
Sikhefe771/
Shekefa771/
Sigfa732/
Shikoffa711/
Sicafa6792/
Sekifa6711/
Shekfa6710/
Sikifi673/
Sekafa671/
Chikfa671/
Sekefe671/
Sigfoa671/
Sickefett670/

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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 Sikefa
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