Sikilu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sikilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Sikilu (31) may also be a first name.

Sikilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikilu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sikilu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikilu? popularity and diffusion

Sikilu is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikilu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name in the world, borne by 31 people.

The surname Sikilu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Sikilu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikilau9210/
Sikiliu926/
Sikilou923/
Sikielu921/
Sikulu83611/
Sikelu8319/
Sekilu833/
Shikulu77183/
Sikhulu7793/
Sikuulu7785/
Sikkulu773/
Saikulu771/
Shikhulu7112/
Shaikulu719/
Siquilou711/
Seikhelu711/
Saikeelu711/
Sekulu67235/
Zikulu6740/
Sekelu6717/
Cicilu674/
Saykioğlu671/
Zikelu671/

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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 Sikilu
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