Sikweya Surname

256,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sikweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0981:15,5912,441
Zimbabwe1851:83,45012,162
Zambia1661:95,4817,743
Kenya821:563,17026,996
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sikweya (117) may also be a first name.

Sikweya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sikweya is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikweya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,751st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,747,587 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikweya are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sikweya is also the 864,112th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 117 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,591. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.

Sikweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sikweya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikweya93108/
Sikwaya86920/
Sikwiya865/
Sikueya864/
Sikweyi862/
Shikwea861/
Cikweya861/
Shikwaya80450/
Shikweyo801/
Sikwuaya801/
Sikhwaya801/
Sikhweyi801/
Sikuea7793/
Sikwai7782/
Sikwae773/
Sikwau771/
Jikwea771/
Saikuea71268/
Sikhwai71114/
Sikwayo71111/
Sikwayi71106/
Sigbeya714/
Sikewei713/
Sigweja712/
Siqwaya712/
Sikwayu712/
Chikwea712/
Shikwai711/
Shikwau711/
Sikwa'a711/
Sikwaja711/
Sikwaye711/
Sigwaya711/
Shekwoya6745/
Sikhwayi6741/
Saingwea6724/
Chikweyi6710/
Chikweyo672/
Chigweya672/
Syokwiya671/
Sekhweia671/
Saigbeya671/
Ssekwiya671/
Saikwoyi671/
Shekwaya671/
Shikwaye671/
Seinkuea671/
Shinkway670/

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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 Sikweya
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