Sekand Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Sekand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sekand (17) may also be a first name.

Sekand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekand (Hindi: शेकंद, Marathi: सेकंद) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sekand.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Sekand reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sekand is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Sekand is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 35 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seekand929/
Seukand926/
Shekand921/
Shoekand862/
Ssekaand861/
Shekcand861/
Sheukand861/
Sikand831,164/
Sekond83117/
Sakand8391/
Sokand8329/
Secand8314/
Sekant831/
Sheikhand80143/
Sikhand77333/
Sakhand7717/
Sickand7710/
Zyskand778/
Zeskand778/
Syokand777/
Seekond777/
Sekonds775/
Shakand775/
Sekante775/
Shokand772/
Sekhant771/
Sekants771/
Sikkand771/
Ssikand771/
Shyokand71172/
Ssekante7176/
Sekhante7150/
Jeskandt7123/
Shokhand718/
Syokandh714/
Second67896/
Gettkandt6757/
Jettkandt6750/
Sakant6748/
Sikant6711/
Sacand6710/
Zekant678/
Sakond675/
Sokond671/
Secamd671/
Sheikhant671/
Sikond671/
Socand671/
Gekant671/
Jecand671/
Shahkhand671/
Sacond670/

Sekand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekand in the Marathi language
सेकंदsekanda85.71
सकदsakada14.29
Sekand in the Hindi language
शेकंदsekanda80
सेकंडाsekanda20

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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 Sekand
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