Sikirou Surname

270,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sikirou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikirou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,3441:7,6901,062
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Niger221:872,36419,806
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sikirou (2,620) may also be a first name.

Sikirou Last Name Facts

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

Sikirou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikirou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 270,454th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,053,777 people. The last name Sikirou is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sikirou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sikirou is also the 143,544th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,620 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 1,344 people, or 1 in 7,690. In Benin Sikirou is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 47 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 24 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Benin it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Sikirou
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