Sikora Surname

8,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sikora Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) One with some real or fancied resemblance to a titmouse; one who came from Sikora or Sikory (titmouse), in Poland.

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Sikora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland48,7161:78035
United States7,9551:45,5645,560
Germany3,0951:26,0113,440
Czechia2,6441:4,022402
Canada9991:36,8824,682
France8481:78,32911,025
England6071:91,7939,869
Brazil5301:403,91415,391
Russia5171:278,76828,942
Austria4191:20,3233,160
Argentina2801:152,65512,903
Australia2341:115,36612,799
Serbia2241:31,8973,390
Belarus2001:47,5058,091
Slovakia1391:38,3927,112
Croatia1281:33,0366,772
Spain961:487,00024,732
Norway891:57,7788,270
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Hungary691:142,26513,005
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
India421:18,263,461278,402
Latvia401:51,2517,768
Israel401:213,94120,390
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Wales91:343,83718,086
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China51:273,464,31313,838
Oman41:921,9937,313
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Síkora (297) & Šikora (30) are calculated separately.

Sikora (1,993) may also be a first name.

Sikora Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) One with some real or fancied resemblance to a titmouse; one who came from Sikora or Sikory (titmouse), in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A sikora is a type of bird, we know it as a chickadee; see.

- dagmarafall

This surname comes from sykora, which means 'titmouse' (the bird species) in Czech.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Sikora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikora (Hindi: सिकोरा, Marathi: िसकोरा, Russian: Сикора) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Síkora or Šikora. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikora? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,290th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 106,050 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Sikora are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Sikora is also the 169,382nd most commonly held given name globally It is held by 1,993 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 48,716 people, or 1 in 780. Beside Poland it exists in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Sikora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sikora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sikora surname grew 13,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sikora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sikora are 2.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sikora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.23% less than the national average, earning €10,141 per year; in Norway they earn 29.49% less than the national average, earning 244,011 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.18% more than the national average, earning R 337,884 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Síkora94297/
Šikora9430/
Szikora923,319/
Sikorra92366/
Sickora92173/
Shikora92168/
Sikorai9222/
Seikora9219/
Sikkora925/
Siekora924/
Sikoora922/
Soikora921/
Sikorau921/
Sikoray921/
Schikora862,289/
Shikotra86143/
Shickora8655/
Sickorra868/
Shikhora864/
Szickora864/
Szikorra863/
Shikorra862/
Sykora838,746/
Sýkora837,289/
Sekora83548/
Sicora83354/
Sikara83151/
Sikoro83141/
Sikura83121/
Sikera83108/
Cikora8391/
Zikora8361/
Sikore8332/
Sikori8321/
Sékora834/
Jikora832/
Gikora831/
Schikorra80315/
Schickora801/
Sejkora77765/
Seykora77469/
Sikorei77331/
Shikura77198/
Sikorey77185/
Shikara77177/
Sikkera77132/
Shikera77107/
Seckora7797/
Sikaras7795/
Shykora7786/
Szikura7767/
Shicora7745/
Sekoera7741/
Szikori7733/
Sicorra7730/
Shikore7727/
Siecora7724/
Sikaray7723/
Szykora7721/
Sekoura7719/
Zickora7718/
Szíkora7717/
Sikarau7711/
Sikkara7710/
Saikori7710/
Saikoro779/
Sikarai779/
Shikori777/
Sikaera777/
Siccora777/
Sicotra777/
Saikera776/
Sikoere776/
Zikorah775/
Sickura775/
Segkora774/
Szýkora774/
Sikorio774/
Shikoro773/
Shikory773/
Sikhara773/
Sigkara772/
Sekorau772/
Scykora772/
Saikura772/
Seskora772/
Seikoro772/
Sicorai772/
Síkorai772/
Sekgora772/
Seekora771/
Jikorai771/
Jaikora771/
Sickera771/
Sikoriy771/
Sikotre771/
Sekkora771/
Sykkora771/
Sykoraj771/
Sickara771/
Sikurau771/
Sikarah771/
Sikaura771/
Sikorou771/
Siekera771/
Seikara771/
Sýkoraň771/
Cickora771/
Scicora770/
Sekorza770/
Sikoraiová7514/
Schickorra755/
Sikorayová751/
Sikharat71272/
Schikore71136/
Schicora7161/
Shikaura7161/
Sickorez7139/
Chikoora7130/
Shikotre7127/
Shikhara7121/
Shikarau7116/
Shiokura7111/
Sykorash718/
Sikaraja717/
Sekkoura717/
Siskoris716/
Sicotray715/
Saikorie714/
Jeikoura711/
Djikoura711/
Sikarapp711/
Sikharad711/
Sikharay711/
Shikarra711/
Shikhore711/
Seikoure711/
Ssekoura711/
Seikurai711/
Sikharaj711/
Sikhurad711/
Sikkhara711/
Sikkouri711/
Sikoutri711/
Saikoure711/
D'Sykora711/
Shikgura711/
Shiekara711/
Shigkura711/
Gishkora711/
Sickores710/
Chickora710/
Sikari6724,290/
Sekera671,138/
Sekara67914/
Zikara67741/
Sekura67670/
Cicora67464/
Secora67440/
Sikero67387/
Sikuri67339/
Shikahara67311/
Sekori67292/
Cikara67241/
Sikare67240/
Sikary67172/
Sykara67126/
Gekora6788/
Sicura6780/
Sikure6766/
Sykura6765/
Sikaro6747/
Sicara6730/
Gikara6725/
Jikara6721/
Djeikoura6719/
Schekorra6717/
Sikuro6717/
Saikehara6717/
Shaikarau6716/
Shikgurah6714/
Sykera6713/
Šikura6713/
Zykora6712/
Çikara6711/
Sichkorez6710/
Gikoro6710/
Sicore677/
Sikarjova677/
Sichkoriz675/
Cheikoura675/
Schickore675/
Sekore675/
Jikoro675/
Zikera674/
Sycora673/
Sekoro673/
Shikharaj672/
Cykora671/
Chikouras671/
Siqueoira671/
Shikharai671/
Shikharay671/
Jekora671/
Zekora671/
Shishkura671/
Siekahara671/
Saikharah671/
Sékura671/
Sýkoraová671/
Cikoro671/
Chitkohra671/
Gicora671/
Şikara671/
Shaikaura671/

Sikora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikora in the Hindi language
सिकोराsikora-
Sikora in the Marathi language
िसकोराisakora-
Sikora in the Russian language
Сикораsikora-

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