Sikhu Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Sikhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sikhu (287) may also be a first name.
Sikhu Demographics
Average Sikhu Salary in
South Africa
R 79,212
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sikhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sikhu (Hindi: सीखू, Marathi: िसखु, Oriya: ଶିଖୁ) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikhu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,604,449th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sikhu are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikhu is also the 522,011th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 287 people.
Sikhu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 531,154. In South Africa Sikhu is most common in: Gauteng, where 57 percent are found, Limpopo, where 36 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.
Sikhu Last Name Statistics demography
Sikhu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.67% less than the national average, earning R 79,212 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sikhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sikhu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଖୁ | sikhu | - |
| Sikhu in the Marathi language | ||
| िसखु | isakhu | 87.5 |
| सीखु | sikhu | 12.5 |
| Sikhu in the Hindi language | ||
| सीखू | sikhu | 42.86 |
| सिखू | sikhu | 28.57 |
| सिखु | sikhu | 14.29 |
| सीखु | sikhu | 9.52 |
| सिकहू | sikahu | 4.76 |
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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 Sikhu
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