Sekamwa Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Sekamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 485 | 1:80,493 | 8,626 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Sekamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekamwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sekamwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekamwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sekamwa is the 627,290th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname Sekamwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekamwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 80,493. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent live, Kampala District, where 18 percent live and Luweero District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Iraq, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssekamwa | 93 | 927 | / |
| Sakamwa | 86 | 33 | / |
| Sekemwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sekamwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shekanwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ssekamwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chekamwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikamwaya | 75 | 85 | / |
| Sekambo | 71 | 67 | / |
| Zekamba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zikamwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Secamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekanua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikaumba | 67 | 410 | / |
| Sikaamba | 67 | 50 | / |
| Chikamwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sekhambo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssekambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssekanwaggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siekambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zekammba | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sekamwa
- 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