Sikels Surname

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

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sikels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sikels Last Name Facts

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

Sikels is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sikels.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sikels is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sikels are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa Sikels is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 100 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Sikels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sikels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sickels922,208/
Shikels921/
Siskels921/
Shiekels860/
Sickells860/
Shikells860/
Shickels860/
Sekels83144/
Jikels838/
Sikles833/
Sykels830/
Schickels800/
Sickles774,105/
Shikles77316/
Shekels77131/
Jickels7736/
Seckels7730/
Jikkels7715/
Jikells776/
Seekels775/
Seukels772/
Sichels771/
Sitkles771/
Scikles771/
Sikcles771/
Siekles771/
Seskels771/
Giekels771/
Shikils770/
Siskles770/
Cickels770/
Sheckels71331/
Shickles71112/
Jickells7186/
Shekells7114/
Suickles711/
Shetkels711/
Cheskels711/
Scickles711/
Seekeels710/
Seickles710/
Schekels710/
Sheckells67777/
Jekels67211/
Sicles67130/
Sekles6721/
Sykles673/
Cicels673/
Scheckels672/
Jäkels671/
Shicls671/
Schickles671/
Cekels671/
Schekells670/
Sheckkels670/

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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 Sikels
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis