Sikinyi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sikinyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikinyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sikinyi (12) may also be a first name.

Sikinyi Last Name Facts

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

Sikinyi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikinyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Sikinyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sikinyi live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

Sikinyi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 22 percent reside and Machakos County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya Sikinyi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Sikinyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sikinyi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Sikinyi
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