Shikahu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shikahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Shikahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikahu is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikahu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikahu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Shikahu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Shikahu is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 83 percent are found and Zamfara, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Shikahu exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 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 Shikahu
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