Sekalema Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Sekalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Sekalema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekalema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekalema is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sekalema.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekalema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekalema live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Sekalema is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 591,504. In Uganda Sekalema is most common in: Kampala District, where 30 percent live, Ssembabule District, where 20 percent live and Luweero District, where 14 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssekalema | 94 | 315 | / |
| Sssekalema | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sekaleme | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sakalema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sekalama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sikalema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sekgalemo | 82 | 18 | / |
| Sekoelema | 82 | 8 | / |
| Ssekalama | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ssekaloma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sikalima | 75 | 373 | / |
| Sakalima | 75 | 28 | / |
| Sakalama | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sikelema | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sikalama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shakalima | 71 | 279 | / |
| Sikhalima | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shikalama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sakalamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikalaema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikalimay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokoleima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikalemah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saakalamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakalamo | 63 | 458 | / |
| Sikalomo | 63 | 49 | / |
| Cicalema | 63 | 7 | / |
| Shakhalamma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sikalimi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sicalima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shikalomo | 59 | 27 | / |
| Sikoelima | 59 | 5 | / |
| Shikoloma | 59 | 5 | / |
| Shekolimo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Shakalomo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Chekalime | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cikhaleme | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shekolimi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shakeelamma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cicalama | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chikkalimath | 50 | 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 Sekalema
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