Jekecha Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Jekecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 109 | 1:141,635 | 18,305 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Jekecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jekecha is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekecha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Jekecha live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Jekecha is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 141,635. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 76 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Jekecha exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekecha | 92 | 22 | / |
| Jekechi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jekeche | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chekecha | 80 | 26 | / |
| Ekechi | 77 | 5,605 | / |
| Ekicha | 77 | 22 | / |
| Jekesa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ekeche | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jekeza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekekha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekesha | 71 | 56 | / |
| Sekicha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekechey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekechei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekecho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekeicho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikicha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gekesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yekesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekkechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekeakha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cekesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eckechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eketcho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikecha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekeechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekesa | 67 | 3,715 | / |
| Heketsha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cheketchsha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seakecho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeketsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seketsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekeisha | 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 Jekecha
- 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