Sekano Surname

199,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sekano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9551:27,7123,556
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Sekano (185) may also be a first name.

Sekano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekano occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 199,278th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,476,883 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekano reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 185 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,955 people, or 1 in 27,712. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Sekano Last Name Statistics demography

Sekano earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning R 230,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seikano92134/
Shekano9225/
Sekgano924/
Sekango922/
Sekhano922/
Ssekano921/
Sekaano921/
Seekano921/
Seakgano86514/
Shekango8621/
Ssekango869/
Sekaingo863/
Shekhano861/
Siekanos861/
Sakano8328,608/
Sekana83433/
Sokano83133/
Secano8371/
Sekono8350/
Sikano8319/
Sekeno8310/
Ssekaingo802/
Shekangoy801/
Sekongo7756,475/
Sakaino773,853/
Shokano77275/
Shikano77251/
Sakanoi77182/
Ssekono7772/
Sikango7764/
Soekono7753/
Shekana7730/
Secanho7730/
Sokhano7723/
Ssekana7720/
Saikano7720/
Sekaana7718/
Sekanga7717/
Sekanna7714/
Sekenoi7710/
Soekana778/
Secagno778/
Sikanou778/
Seakana777/
Chekano776/
Sekhono776/
Sikhano774/
Setkana774/
Sekaina773/
Sekkono773/
Sakhano772/
Sekonou772/
Saykano772/
Saekana772/
Seekana772/
Sakauno771/
Sikaino771/
Seckana771/
Shekono771/
Shakano771/
Sokanho771/
Sikanoa771/
Sedqano771/
Sekeino771/
Sekgono771/
Sekenoh771/
Shekanna71236/
Shekanga7192/
Ssekaana7137/
Ssekanga7135/
Sokhanho7135/
Sakaenoi7134/
Soekanah7130/
Sekhanah7119/
Shakanoo7118/
Ssekkono7113/
Shehkana7110/
Shekhana718/
Seskanas716/
Seekanha715/
Sekhanna714/
Sikaango714/
Sekhanga714/
Ssekongo713/
Sakhanou712/
Setkhana712/
Sahakano711/
Sekhaina711/
Shikanoa711/
Shikango711/
Sokhanoo711/
Sikanhou711/
Siekanas711/
Sekkanga711/
Sekonnou711/
Sekhanat711/
Djekaino711/
Chekhano711/
Sakainoi711/
Shikauno711/
Sekaimna711/
Sikana675,031/
Sakana671,563/
Sokana67958/
Sakono67231/
Sekona67230/
Jekana67146/
Sekena6794/
Sheikhana6789/
Sikhamnoi6775/
Seqana6764/
Zekana6747/
Secaño6733/
Shekhanna6729/
Sicano6724/
Sekená6716/
Çokano6716/
Sikono6711/
Sikhamnop679/
Gekana678/
Sokono677/
Sokeno677/
Gecano676/
Sokhanhoi676/
Ssekkanga674/
Cekana674/
Sekhanahe673/
Xekana672/
Shekaanna671/
Shishkano671/
Jecano671/
Secana671/
Gekono671/
Siqano671/
Secono671/

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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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  • 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 Sekano
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