Sikwewa Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sikwewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikwewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3141:50,4774,751
Malawi1571:109,03912,664

Sikwewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikwewa occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikwewa? popularity and diffusion

Sikwewa is the 643,972nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikwewa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 50,477. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 29 percent live, Northern Province, where 29 percent live and Central Province, where 25 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikwewa931/
Sikweba866/
Sikwewe861/
Chikwewa80239/
Ssekwewa801/
Chikwehwa75126/
Zigwewa719/
Sikwebe711/
Sikwiba711/
Zikweba711/
Sigweva711/
Sekwawa711/
Chikwewe67235/
Shikueva6746/
Chikwiwa672/
Shikwevo671/
Zikweeba671/
Shiguewa671/

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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 Sikwewa
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