Sikwelo Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikwelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sikwelo (4) may also be a first name.

Sikwelo Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwelo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most numerous first name on earth, held by 4 people.

The last name Sikwelo is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa Sikwelo is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa Sikwelo is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikhwelo931/
Sikgwelo931/
Sikwela86853/
Sikwalo866/
Sigwelo862/
Sikhwela8063/
Sikgwela807/
Sekgwelo804/
Shikwela803/
Sikwehla802/
Sekhwelo801/
Sikhwehla7512/
Sigwela71793/
Sikwila71304/
Sikwala71259/
Sekwela71193/
Sekwalo7124/
Siquelo7113/
Sicuelo719/
Siguelo714/
Sicwela712/
Siqwela712/
Sekhwela671,659/
Shekwolo67310/
Sekgwela67198/
Chikwilo67126/
Shikwala6721/
Sikwaala673/
Shiguelo672/
Suikwala671/

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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
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  • 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 Sikwelo
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