Sikiu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sikiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Sikiu (1,035) may also be a first name.
Sikiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikiu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sikiu is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sikiu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 249,291st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,035 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Sikiu is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 44 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found and Venezuela, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikiu | 91 | 88 | / |
| Sikiou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Seikiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sikiua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sikieu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sikkiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Saikiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Siddkiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gikiu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sekiu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sikyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zikiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siqiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekiou | 73 | 1,789 | / |
| Zikiou | 73 | 143 | / |
| Shiqiu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Saikyu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Suikyu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Seikyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sekoiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shekiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeskiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sekkiou | 67 | 1,065 | / |
| Jikayiu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gikuiyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shekihu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shikuyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siddqiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sidqiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seakhiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiqieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siqqiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekiuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuiqiu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sikiu
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