Sec Surname

49,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia4,4121:3,510597
Saudi Arabia2,9811:10,3511,441
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
France3891:170,75226,566
United Arab Emirates3341:27,4323,057
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Brazil1281:1,672,45654,891
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Guatemala911:176,7333,618
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Austria321:266,10730,958
England321:1,741,18971,393
Qatar311:76,0647,685
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
China141:97,665,8265,141
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

The alternate forms: Seč (216), Šec (99), Seç (88), Séc (1) & Séč (1) are calculated separately.

Sec (6,316) may also be a first name.

Sec Last Name Facts

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

Sec (Arabic: سك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻚ) occurs most in Cambodia. It can be found as: Seč, Šec, Seç, Séc or Séč. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sec is the 49,763rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 705,542 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sec reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Sec is also the 82,913th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 6,316 people.

This last name is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 4,412 people, or 1 in 3,510. In Cambodia Sec is most numerous in: Siem Reap Province, where 15 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 10 percent reside and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia Sec is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 29 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside.

Sec Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,819 per year; in United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.48% less than the national average, earning $33,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seč89216/
Šec8999/
Seç8988/
Séc891/
Seck86277,209/
Sech861,355/
Secq86777/
Seci86215/
Seac86111/
Shec8678/
Siec8668/
Seuc8650/
Sect8638/
Szec8636/
Seic8627/
Secp8626/
Secc8619/
Setc8610/
Seec865/
Sejc865/
Sesc863/
Scec862/
Sekc861/
Sedc861/
Seqc861/
Sjec861/
Ssec861/
Séč781/
Sieck752,364/
Sheck752,126/
Seeck751,034/
Seach75817/
Siech75625/
Seche75481/
Seick75446/
Seech75317/
Seich75241/
Secke75179/
Setch75135/
Sesci7564/
Seack7560/
Scech7554/
Seckt7537/
Seici7525/
Siecz7520/
Shech7519/
Seuck7519/
Sectt7512/
Sesch758/
Sechh757/
Seucz757/
Szeck756/
Schec756/
Sechs754/
Hshec753/
Seecs753/
Sesck752/
Szecs752/
Sieci752/
Secck751/
Seckk751/
Setci751/
Setck751/
Shect751/
Sseck751/
Siejc751/
Secık751/
Seicz751/
Szecz751/
Seacs751/
Secsh751/
Seskc751/
Zseec751/
Shecg750/
Seitc750/
Sietc750/
Sceck750/
Seict750/
Sek6763,154/
Scheck678,985/
Sic675,582/
Ses672,974/
Seg67732/
Syc67698/
Seiche67616/
Schech67553/
Sheick67389/
Sej67289/
Cec67275/
Sheach67221/
Siecke67156/
Sheche67127/
Sez6796/
Sieche6786/
Szeicz6764/
Setche6759/
Szeőcs6758/
Seac'h6754/
Sheych6752/
Shieck6748/
Szecső6745/
Seicke6739/
Seeche6739/
Seetch6732/
Secová6732/
Sheich6730/
Secova6730/
Sex6713/
Szesch6713/
Seeckt6712/
Hshech677/
Seicks676/
Setsch676/
Seq675/
Shechk675/
Sceich674/
Sceche674/
Hsiech673/
Seecks673/
Scecks673/
Sheckh673/
Szcech673/
Siecks672/
Scecke672/
Schect672/
Seichk672/
Shetch671/
Scheic671/
Siechs671/
Sechse671/
Sehech671/
Seheck671/
Sheack671/
Sheecs671/
Szechz671/
Szeisc671/
Sshech671/
Seechh671/
Shehci671/
Sheici671/
Seş671/
Sheech671/
Sheeck671/
Secque671/
Seihck671/
Szieck671/
Síc671/
Secowa671/
Schecz671/
Seitch670/
Sehcke670/
Shceck670/
Sietch670/
Siesch670/
Schetc670/
Seache670/
Sheuck670/
Shecke670/
Sheckt670/
Seatch670/
Seggic670/

Sec Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sec in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻚsk-
Sec in the Arabic language
سكsk-

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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 Sec
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