Secka Surname

37,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Secka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Secka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia13,3791:14436
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Ivory Coast1131:204,1708,682
England991:562,80934,447
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Austria331:258,04330,255
Norway181:285,68329,080
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Secká (201), Sečka (108), Šecka (2) & Sécka (1) are calculated separately.

Secka (131) may also be a first name.

Secka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Secka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﻪ) occurs most in The Gambia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Secká, Sečka, Šecka or Sécka. For other potential spellings of Secka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Secka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Secka is the 37,334th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 516,774 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Secka reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 131 people.

Secka is most prevalent in The Gambia, where it is carried by 13,379 people, or 1 in 144. Aside from The Gambia Secka occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Secka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Secka are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Secka earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 43.8% less than the national average, earning 194,501 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.87% less than the national average, earning $33,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Secká93201/
Sečka93108/
Šecka932/
Sécka931/
Seicka9145/
Seckay915/
Shecka914/
Siecka913/
Scecka913/
Setcka911/
Sieczka833,407/
Szecska838/
Schecka833/
Seiczka833/
Sseicka831/
Sheckay830/
Secca80411/
Sicka80283/
Secký80182/
Secke80179/
Sacka80123/
Secki8062/
Secky8059/
Sycka801/
Szecskay7711/
Siecke73156/
Seckey7351/
Shacka7348/
Seicke7339/
Saicka7334/
Seccki7328/
Sickha7320/
Setska7317/
Seckie7316/
Shecky7314/
Seckeh7312/
Ceczka7311/
Siczka7311/
Setcki737/
Szecki736/
Siecki734/
Scecke732/
Secske731/
Seacca731/
Seczki731/
Seïcky731/
Syczka731/
Shicka731/
Sickay731/
Soycka731/
Sancka731/
Sehcke730/
Suicka730/
Shecke730/
Sietschka711/
Schseckai710/
Schecke6798/
Schicka6746/
Szeczki671/
Sieckie671/
Shechki671/
Sheckey670/

Secka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Secka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻜﻪskh75
ﺳﻚsk25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Secka
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