Sekalawa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sekalawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sekalawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekalawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekalawa is most common in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sekalawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekalawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sekalawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekalawa are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Sekalawa is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 75 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Sekalawa is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssekalawa | 94 | 32 | / |
| Sakalawa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sekalyowa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Sakalaiwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ssekalewa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shakalawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ssekkalaba | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ssekaleewa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sekalova | 75 | 40 | / |
| Sikalawo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Sokalava | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sakalava | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sikalewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikalowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikalawi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekolowa | 71 | 338 | / |
| Shekalova | 71 | 71 | / |
| Shekaleva | 71 | 22 | / |
| Sikalavad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Scekalova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekalyabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakhalava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chekalava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikalaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekelowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekalabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schekaleva | 67 | 88 | / |
| Schekalova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shekhaleva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shikalavad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ssekalyabe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shekhalova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheikalabi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shakalaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shekalyova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shekhahalavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikhalavad | 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 Sekalawa
- 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