Sekalaka Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Sekalaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 65 | 1:31,270 | 5,851 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sekalaka (91) may also be a first name.
Sekalaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekalaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekalaka is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekalaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Sekalaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekalaka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 91 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 31,270. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Berea District, where 77 percent reside, Maseru District, where 9 percent reside and Quthing District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Lesotho Sekalaka is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekalaaka | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sekaleka | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sikalaka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sekhalakkad | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shakalaka | 82 | 11 | / |
| Ssekaleka | 82 | 4 | / |
| Saekalaca | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shikkalaka | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ssekalyoka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shakhalaka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sikaloka | 75 | 262 | / |
| Xekalaki | 75 | 62 | / |
| Sekaloko | 75 | 31 | / |
| Sokolaka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sekeleka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zikalaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikalako | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekolakhe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakalakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekoladko | 67 | 9 | / |
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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 Sekalaka
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