Sekanan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sekanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sekanan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sekanan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sekanan is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sekanan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekanan is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Sekanan live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Sekanan is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 36 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

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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 Sekanan
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