Sekantsi Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekantsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekantsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3261:6,2351,305
South Africa581:934,09859,404

The alternate forms: Sekantši (32) are calculated separately.

Sekantsi (59) may also be a first name.

Sekantsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekantsi has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may be rendered as a variant: Sekantši. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekantsi? popularity and diffusion

Sekantsi is the 748,537th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekantsi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sekantsi is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 6,235. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 46 percent are found, Leribe District, where 22 percent are found and Berea District, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Sekantsi Last Name Statistics demography

Sekantsi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.72% less than the national average, earning R 145,632 per year.

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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 Sekantsi
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