Sikwete Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sikwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sikwete Last Name Facts

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

Sikwete is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sikwete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Sikwete is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sikwete reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sikwete is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Sikwete is mostly found in: Free State, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.

Sikwete Last Name Statistics demography

Sikwete earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.19% less than the national average, earning R 137,388 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sikweti86327/
Sekwete86106/
Sikweta866/
Sigwete862/
Sikwate861/
Shikwate8020/
Sikwetha802/
Sekhwete801/
Shikweta801/
Sekwethe801/
Sekwet771/
Sikhwethi7513/
Sekhwethe757/
Sikwati71382/
Siquete71234/
Shinghwete71128/
Sekweta7129/
Sekwate7122/
Sekwite718/
Zekwete714/
Sikwiti712/
Siguete712/
Sikuite712/
Sigweth712/
Siqweta711/
Siqweti711/
Shikwati67112/
Chigwete6788/
Siquette6726/
Chikweti6722/
Sekgweta674/
Sikwathi672/
Seicwite672/
Sikwaiti672/
Suikwati671/
Sekwetha671/
Shikwita671/
Shekwate671/
Siguette671/
Sickwith670/

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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 Sikwete
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis