Sikweya Surname
Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname
Sikweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,098 | 1:15,591 | 2,441 |
| Zimbabwe | 185 | 1:83,450 | 12,162 |
| Zambia | 166 | 1:95,481 | 7,743 |
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sikweya (117) may also be a first name.
Sikweya Demographics
Sikweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sikweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sikweya is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikweya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256,751st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,747,587 people. Sikweya occurs mostly 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 frequent first name internationally It is held by 117 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,591. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.
Sikweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikweya | 93 | 108 | / |
| Sikwaya | 86 | 920 | / |
| Sikwiya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sikueya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sikweyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shikwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cikweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shikwaya | 80 | 450 | / |
| Shikweyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikwuaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikhweyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikuea | 77 | 93 | / |
| Sikwai | 77 | 82 | / |
| Sikwae | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sikwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saikuea | 71 | 268 | / |
| Sikhwai | 71 | 114 | / |
| Sikwayo | 71 | 111 | / |
| Sikwayi | 71 | 106 | / |
| Sigbeya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sikewei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sigweja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siqwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sikwayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chikwea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shikwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikwa'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekwoya | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sikhwayi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Saingwea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chikweyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chikweyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chigweya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Syokwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhweia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saigbeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssekwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saikwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seinkuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinkway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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