Sikinya Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

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

Sikinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1151:471,11039,128

Sikinya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikinya is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikinya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sikinya is the 1,701,480th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikinya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa Sikinya is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 35 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live.

Sikinya Last Name Statistics demography

Sikinya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.65% less than the national average, earning R 126,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikinya934/
Sikhinya932/
Sikoinya931/
Shikuinya881/
Sikenya8627/
Sekinya861/
Sikinia861/
Sikhenya8041/
Shikenya8030/
Sikeenya8014/
Sekhinya803/
Sekinyap802/
Sichinya802/
Shikhinia759/
Sekenya71428/
Sheikhinia71182/
Sikenja7144/
Zikenya714/
Cicinya712/
Sekenyap67163/
Siquinia6749/
Shekenya675/
Siquinha673/
Sikkenia671/
Sikineho671/

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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 Sikinya
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