Sikip Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sikip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695

Sikip (84) may also be a first name.

Sikip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikip occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikip? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,173,425th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Sikip are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 84 people.

The surname Sikip is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 44,074. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 46 percent are found, Enga, where 44 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Sikip is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikipe919/
Saikip915/
Sigkip911/
Sikaiph831/
Shigkip831/
Sekip80156/
Sikep8022/
Sicip808/
Sikepe73397/
Shikib7361/
Siekep7316/
Sekhip7312/
Sikhib732/
Sikhiv731/
Sikephe6721/
Sikhepe6713/
Shaikib671/
Sekhiph671/
Saikhib671/
Siekeup671/
Shikaib671/

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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 Sikip
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