Cekiso Surname

91,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,255 people bear this surname

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

Cekiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cekiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2431:10,3331,280
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Cekiso (13) may also be a first name.

Cekiso Last Name Facts

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

Cekiso occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cekiso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,114th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,386,783 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cekiso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The last name Cekiso is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 5,243 people, or 1 in 10,333. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Cekiso Last Name Statistics demography

Cekiso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56% less than the national average, earning R 104,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekiso924/
Qekiso83145/
Cekisa8312/
Kekiso837/
Sekiso836/
Gekiso832/
Cikiso831/
Zekiso831/
Tsekiso77234/
Shekiso7725/
Hsekiso7713/
Seakiso775/
Sekisho774/
Xhekiso772/
Chekisa771/
Chikiso771/
Tshekiso711,604/
Sekissou7118/
Shekisoi714/
Keskisou711/
Chekissa711/
Setkisho711/
Sekeso67144/
Sekisa67127/
Kekeso6747/
Jekisa6747/
Tshekisho6728/
Sikiso6713/
Qikiso6713/
Kekizo6712/
Kikiso679/
Kekisa678/
Gekisa676/
Jekeso674/
Qekisa673/
Kikeso671/
Gekeso671/
Ciceso671/
Xikiso671/

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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 Cekiso
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