Sikwat Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sikwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Sikwat (13) may also be a first name.

Sikwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikwat occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sikwat.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Sikwat occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sikwat live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sikwat is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Cagayan Valley, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikwat929/
Sikwatt921/
Sikwate921/
Shikwate8620/
Sekwat83104/
Sicwat83103/
Sikuat8356/
Chikwat77116/
Sekwate7722/
Sekhwat779/
Shekwat772/
Saikwad771/
Shekhwat7143/
Chikwate712/
Siegwast711/
Shikkwot711/
Sekwathe711/
Shekwate711/
Sekgwathe67271/
Sigbat67114/
Gikwad67102/
Sikuatova6780/
Siguat6733/
Secwat679/
Sekuat679/
Sicuat673/
Sigvat672/
Jikuat671/
Sekwad671/
Siegwauth671/

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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 Sikwat
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