Sikwembe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sikwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Sikwembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikwembe is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sikwembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sikwembe are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sikwembe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 64 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 32 percent reside and Harare Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikwembe941/
Sikwambe881/
Sekwembe881/
Shikwambe822/
Sikwambi75240/
Sikwimba7545/
Sekwemba752/
Shikwambi71891/
Shekwimbe711/
Schikwambi671/
Djiguembe596/
Ssegwemba596/
Chiquembe591/
Chekwemboy563/

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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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  • 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 Sikwembe
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