Sikobe Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sikobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3081:149,93511,921
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sikobe (11) may also be a first name.

Sikobe Last Name Facts

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

Sikobe is found most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 825,152nd most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sikobe reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 149,935. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 44 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 39 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Sikobe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sikobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikobe929/
Sikhobe922/
Sikobie921/
Shikobed861/
Sikoubie861/
Sikobi832,786/
Sekobe83238/
Sikabe83145/
Sikoba8354/
Sikube8331/
Gikobe8318/
Sikebe832/
Zikobe831/
Sekhobe77275/
Shikabe7769/
Sikonpe7767/
Sikhoba7752/
Sikompe7722/
Sekgobe7720/
Sikhabe7716/
Sikebhe779/
Ssekobe778/
Shikoba776/
Shekobe774/
Sikoboi773/
Sikhobi772/
Sikhebe772/
Shikube772/
Sikoboy771/
Sikabie771/
Sikobii771/
Sikkoba771/
Siekabe771/
Shikebe771/
Sikabes771/
Sekkobe771/
Djikobe771/
Seskobe771/
Shikobi771/
Shikhoba7154/
Shekhobe716/
Shikhube714/
Sikhobai713/
Shikhabe711/
Sekgobea711/
Djikobei711/
Seikouba711/
Ssekkobe711/
Sekoba67687/
Sekobi67245/
Sikubi67133/
Sekabe6785/
Sikabi6768/
Jekobe6749/
Sikuba6734/
Zikoba6722/
Secobe6722/
Cikoba6721/
Sikaba6720/
Gikobi6711/
Sekebe677/
Gekobe672/
Sicube671/
Zikabe671/
Zikobi671/
Sheikabei671/
Sekube671/
Jikobi671/

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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 Sikobe
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