Sikiru Surname

17,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sikiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria32,4091:5,466695
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sikiru (63,357) may also be a first name.

Sikiru Last Name Facts

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

Sikiru is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikiru is the 17,098th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 224,536 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikiru live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,155th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 63,357 people.

The last name Sikiru is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32,409 people, or 1 in 5,466. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Sikiru is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Sikiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sikiru last name is predominantly Muslim (81%) in Nigeria.

Sikiru earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikirou921,442/
Shikiru9249/
Sikkiru9212/
Sikiruš9212/
Ssikiru923/
Sikirau922/
Saikiru921/
Sikieru921/
Soikiru921/
Sikuiru921/
Sikuiruš861/
Sekiru83275/
Sikuru83267/
Zikiru8341/
Sikeru8323/
Gikiru8318/
Cikiru833/
Shikuru7717/
Sekirou778/
Shekiru774/
Zaikiru774/
Zikirou773/
Sikkuru773/
Chikiru772/
Sikurau771/
Sekairu771/
Shikeru771/
Sikuuru771/
Ssekairu711/
Sheekiru711/
Shekairu711/
Sekuru67221/
Sekeru6736/
Zekiru6715/
Zikuru675/
Chikhirou672/
Shekairau671/
Shichirui671/

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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 Sikiru
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