Sikwaya Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Sikwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 892 | 1:2,701 | 439 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sikwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sikwaya is found most frequently in Namibia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sikwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikwaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 386,017th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname Sikwaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwaya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 892 people, or 1 in 2,701. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Kavango West Region, where 92 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 4 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Namibia Sikwaya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikwaya | 93 | 450 | / |
| Sikhwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sikwuaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sikweya | 86 | 1,535 | / |
| Sikwayo | 86 | 111 | / |
| Sikwayi | 86 | 106 | / |
| Sikwiya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Siqwaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sikwayu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sigwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sikwaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sikwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sikwa'a | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shikweya | 80 | 108 | / |
| Sikhwayi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Shekwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shikwaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinkway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sikwai | 77 | 82 | / |
| Sigway | 77 | 33 | / |
| Sikwae | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zikway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cikwayo | 71 | 417 | / |
| Sigwayi | 71 | 313 | / |
| Siqwayi | 71 | 272 | / |
| Sikhwai | 71 | 114 | / |
| Sekwayo | 71 | 76 | / |
| Jikwayo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Segwaya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sicwayi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sekwayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sikueya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gikwayo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sigwayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sikweyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jikwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwayi | 67 | 436 | / |
| Ssegwaya | 67 | 53 | / |
| Shekwoya | 67 | 45 | / |
| Chigwaya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shekwaye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chikwayo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chikwaja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shekwayi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shekwayo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chickway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sigcwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekhwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Syokwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssekwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssekwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikhweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saikwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaikway | 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 Sikwaya
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