Sikoye Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sikoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sikoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikoye occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sikoye is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikoye reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Sikoye is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 33 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 33 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Sikoye
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