Sekama Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Sekama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 39 | 1:52,117 | 8,022 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sekama (46) may also be a first name.
Sekama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekama (Oriya: େସକାମା) is found most in Lesotho. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Sekama is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sekama live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 46 people.
It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 52,117. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Quthing District, where 92 percent are found and Maseru District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekama in the Oriya language | ||
| େସକାମା | esakama | - |
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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
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- 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 Sekama
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