Sikya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sikya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sikya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sikya (36) may also be a first name.

Sikya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sikya (Hindi: सिकया) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sikya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sikya is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Sikya is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sikya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sikya is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 36 people.

The last name Sikya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Buvuma District, where 25 percent reside, Kampala District, where 25 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Sikya is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saikya9196/
Soikya9170/
Sikyea917/
Shikya913/
Sickya911/
Seikya911/
Sikhya911/
Sikaaya8352/
Shikyaa8345/
Shikyah831/
Shaikya831/
Sikia80670/
Sekya8083/
Jikya803/
Sikja801/
Sikyo801/
Zikya801/
Saaikyaa7760/
Shikaaya774/
Sikhaiya774/
Shaikyaa771/
Shikhyad771/
Shikeyia771/
Saikia73372,236/
Shikyo73347/
Soikia73328/
Saikyo73107/
Zaikya7341/
Shikia7327/
Sikhia7319/
Seikia7317/
Saykya7310/
Ssikia7310/
Šikyňa737/
Seikyo736/
Sikeao735/
Sikhyo733/
Sikija732/
Shekya732/
Suikia731/
Gikyaa731/
Jikyaa731/
Siquya731/
Sikeľa731/
Sikkia731/
Zikkya731/
Soikyo731/
Sekyap731/
Shikhayya715/
Shaikeyya712/
Shaikia6794/
Shaikyo6793/
Saikiah6789/
Saaikia6729/
Ssaikia6729/
Saikkia6724/
Saikiaa6720/
Saikija6710/
Saikioa6710/
Shaykya676/
Saikeao673/
Shikhia673/
Siekeľa672/
Siddkia671/
Saikhia671/
Sekaaya671/
Shikeah671/
Shikjha671/
Shekhya671/
Sekaiya671/
Shaikja671/
Saikiat671/
Sicuiya671/
Sekyayi671/

Sikya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sikya in the Hindi language
सिकयाsikaya75
सिक्याsikya25

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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 Sikya
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