Silikwa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Silikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Silikwa (33) may also be a first name.
Silikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silikwa is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silikwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silikwa? popularity and diffusion
Silikwa is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Silikwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silikwa are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Silikwa is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 33 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Silikwa is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 80 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilikwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silekwa | 86 | 390 | / |
| Silukwa | 86 | 104 | / |
| Silikua | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zilikwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Siligwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silikwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chilikwa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Selikway | 80 | 23 | / |
| Silaikwe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Shilikwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shilekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silekway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giligwa | 71 | 446 | / |
| Selekwa | 71 | 396 | / |
| Selikwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ziligwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jiligwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gilekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silekwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silikui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzilekwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chiligwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shilekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siliguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selekwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selekway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Silikwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis