Sikwekwe Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sikwekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sikwekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikwekwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwekwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwekwe are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Sikwekwe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Sikwekwe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Sikwekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sikwekwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.57% less than the national average, earning R 126,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikwekwe94100/
Zikwekwe882/
Cikwekwe881/
Sikqweqwe821/
Sikwakwi7516/
Sigwegwe7513/
Sicwecwe754/
Siqweqwe754/
Sikwikwi751/
Chikwegwe716/
Chikwikwi59583/
Chigwegwe59170/
Chikwuigwe561/
Chikwaikwai53126/
Sigwigwi506/
Segwegwa502/

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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 Sikwekwe
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