Cekema Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Cekema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cekema is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cekema.

How Common Is The Last Name Cekema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cekema is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Cekema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cekema live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 71 percent are found and Free State, where 29 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Cekema Last Name Statistics demography

Cekema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.86% less than the national average, earning R 97,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekema928/
Ceykema921/
Chekhema862/
Kekema83218/
Qekema83154/
Sekema83138/
Zekema8315/
Cikema834/
Cecema832/
Xekema831/
Chekima771,702/
Tsekema7753/
Cikaema7749/
Shekema7749/
Cekemez7746/
Gqekema7724/
Chikema776/
Kekemai774/
Txekema774/
Chekeme773/
Soekema771/
Chekemi771/
Kekemah771/
Sickema771/
Cekhima771/
Chekhemaia751/
Chekemoi7138/
Tchekeme7130/
Chekemes7117/
Chechema7111/
Tshekema715/
Chekemei714/
Sickkema712/
Chekhima711/
Chikhema711/
Ts'ekema711/
Sieckema710/
Sekemi67454/
Sekoma67373/
Kicema6780/
Kekemo6767/
Sekeme6750/
Sekama6745/
Sekemo6737/
Sikema6727/
Jekemo6723/
Kekima6716/
Sekima678/
Sokema677/
Zekeme674/
Cikima674/
Cikeme673/
Jikema672/
Sicema672/
Kikema672/
Chekhaima671/
Kechkemai671/
Sakema671/
Chitkemma671/
Cikkemath671/
Zecema671/
Sycema670/

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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 Cekema
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