Sikwati Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
Zambia1151:137,82510,109
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sikwati (90) may also be a first name.

Sikwati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikwati is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 751,291st most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwati are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikwati is also the 1,005,046th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.

The surname Sikwati is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa Sikwati is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 25 percent live and Limpopo, where 16 percent live. Beside South Africa Sikwati occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Sikwati Last Name Statistics demography

Sikwati earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.15% less than the national average, earning R 75,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikwati93112/
Sikewati9311/
Sikwathi932/
Sikwaiti932/
Suikwati931/
Sekwati863,360/
Sikwata86396/
Sikweti86327/
Sigwati862/
Sikwate861/
Zikwati861/
Chikwati802,164/
Shikwate8020/
Shikwata8019/
Sigqwati802/
Sikwauta802/
Shikuati801/
Sekwathi801/
Sikwatha801/
Sekwatti801/
Sekgwathi751/
Chikwatii751/
Segwati71406/
Sikwete7136/
Sekwata7131/
Sekwate7122/
Cikwata714/
Zikwata712/
Zykwati712/
Sekwaty712/
Sikwota711/
Cigwati711/
Siqweti711/
Seqwati711/
Secwati711/
Sikuata711/
Chigwati6715/
Shikwete673/
Chikwate672/
Sekwathe671/
Shekwate671/

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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 Sikwati
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