Zikanga Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Zikanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zikanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Zikanga (10) may also be a first name.

Zikanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zikanga is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zikanga? popularity and diffusion

Zikanga is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zikanga reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Rukungiri District, where 18 percent are found, Kamwenge District, where 16 percent are found and Kanungu District, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Zikanga
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