Sikilo Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sikilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Šikilo (1) are calculated separately.

Sikilo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikilo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Šikilo. Click here for further potential spellings of Sikilo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikilo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikilo is the 1,281,391st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Sikilo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sikilo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Sikilo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania Sikilo is most common in: Njombe Region, where 47 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 45 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šikilo941/
Sikilio928/
Shikilo925/
Sikilou923/
Sikelo834,009/
Sikila83804/
Sekilo83204/
Sicilo832/
Jikilo832/
Zikilo831/
Gikilo831/
Shikulo771,884/
Shikila77241/
Sikkila77198/
Sykailo77147/
Sikhila7765/
Sicilio7756/
Djikilo7754/
Sichilo7734/
Seikila7726/
Shikelo7719/
Sihkelo774/
Sikaila772/
Sikaylo772/
Sikiela771/
Dzikilo771/
Shekilo771/
Sikeelo771/
Sikilya771/
Shekailo7158/
Suikkila717/
Shikuloh714/
Sikhitla713/
Siquiluo713/
Shykailo712/
Sikhaila711/
Shaikila711/
Shikaila711/
Seyhkilo711/
Siquilou711/
Chikiluo711/
Shikhila711/
Sikhilah711/
Sikula67692/
Sikela67353/
Sekila67312/
Jikelo67167/
Shykhailo67114/
Sekulo6784/
Siqila6763/
Sicelo6758/
Sekelo6749/
Jikila6734/
Cikila6724/
Shikhaylo6714/
Gikila6711/
Cicilo678/
Sicila677/
Shekhailo675/
Shishkelo674/
Siqelo673/
Zikila672/
Shaykhilo671/
Shchikelo671/
Sékulo671/
Cikelo671/
Zikelo671/

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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 Sikilo
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