Sikwane Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sikwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0701:50,6336,428
Botswana2981:7,3391,280
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Sikwane (74) may also be a first name.

Sikwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikwane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 280,928th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,303,891 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikwane is also the 1,125,792nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 74 people.

The last name Sikwane is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,070 people, or 1 in 50,633. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 54 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Limpopo, where 18 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Sikwane Last Name Statistics demography

Sikwane earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.42% more than the national average, earning R 276,648 per year.

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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 Sikwane
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