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 more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekalawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sekalawa is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekalawa reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Sekalawa is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 75 percent live, Kampala District, where 13 percent live and Kibaale District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
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
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