Sikwala Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Sikwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Sikwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sikwala is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Sikwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 990,978th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwala live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Sikwala is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Sikwala is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 97 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Sikwala occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Namibia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikwala | 93 | 21 | / |
| Sikwaala | 93 | 3 | / |
| Suikwala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sikwela | 86 | 853 | / |
| Sikwale | 86 | 366 | / |
| Sekwala | 86 | 347 | / |
| Siqwala | 86 | 60 | / |
| Sikwali | 86 | 27 | / |
| Sicwala | 86 | 16 | / |
| Sigwala | 86 | 16 | / |
| Sikwalo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sheikhwala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekwaila | 80 | 836 | / |
| Siqhwala | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sikgwela | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shikwela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sikwehla | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sigwaila | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sekwalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sighwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwaila | 75 | 56 | / |
| Chikwaula | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sekgwaela | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shaikwale | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chikwaila | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sheikwali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shingwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sigwela | 71 | 793 | / |
| Sekwale | 71 | 220 | / |
| Sekwela | 71 | 193 | / |
| Sikuola | 71 | 55 | / |
| Sekwalo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sigwali | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sikwoli | 71 | 11 | / |
| Siqwela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sicwela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sikwelo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwatlha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Segwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekwaly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwali | 67 | 498 | / |
| Sekgwela | 67 | 198 | / |
| Chigwala | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shikuola | 67 | 14 | / |
| Segwahla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jikkuala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sekgwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Segwaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekwaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiquala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikkuali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikgwelo | 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 Sikwala
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