Sekanza Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sekanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Sekanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekanza occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekanza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekanza reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is most common in: Nakasongola District, where 63 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 11 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 5 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

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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 Sekanza
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