Sikeve Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sikeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sikeve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikeve is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikeve? popularity and diffusion

Sikeve is the 8,193,072nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Sikeve is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sikeve are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Sikeve is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Sikeve occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigkeve921/
Sikver83653/
Sikove836/
Sikves836/
Sikive834/
Sikvey834/
Sikevi832/
Sikave832/
Sikvet831/
Sikieva7716/
Sikeeva778/
Sikewei773/
Sikhive771/
Sekeves771/
Sikawee771/
Sikva7311/
Sikvi731/
Shikeeva7113/
Sikevich715/
Sikheeva712/
Sichevey711/
Sitkevich671,034/
Saikevych67276/
Sikiwe67273/
Shikhieva67247/
Siskevich67114/
Shikheeva6749/
Jikive6732/
Sikavi6729/
Sikowe6724/
Sikewa6724/
Saikevich6720/
Sekave6714/
Sikovi6713/
Sekewe6713/
Sikewi678/
Shikva677/
Secive676/
Sidkevich674/
Sikawe673/
Sikhwe672/
Shaikieva672/
Shikevich672/
Cikave671/
Sikiva671/
Sizkevich671/
Sicave671/
Jikewe671/
Zsikva671/
Siqevi671/

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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 Sikeve
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