Sekata Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1201:16,9383,631
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sekata (203) may also be a first name.

Sekata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﺎﺗﻪ, Oriya: େସକଟା) is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sekata.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Sekata occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sekata reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 203 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 16,938. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 88 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 10 percent are found and Berea District, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found.

Sekata Last Name Statistics demography

Sekata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.13% less than the national average, earning R 37,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekaita9221/
Sekhata9212/
Sekauta9211/
Sekatah925/
Sekatta925/
Sekgata925/
Ssekata924/
Shekata922/
Sekatau921/
Sekatha921/
Saekata921/
Sekatas921/
Sekhatea8691/
Sekhatah8666/
Sekhatha8661/
Sekhatai8612/
Sekhatau8612/
Ssekaita868/
Ssekatta868/
Sekhataj867/
Saekatta863/
Sekhatat863/
Shekhata861/
Sekhatap861/
Sekatash861/
Sekatahe861/
Sekgatha861/
Sakata83111,579/
Sekate833,350/
Sekati832,761/
Seketa83653/
Sekota83199/
Sokata83102/
Sikata8388/
Sekato8349/
Gekata8347/
Jekata8314/
Secata833/
Cekata833/
Seqata831/
Sekhathea805/
Sekhatauh803/
Schekatha801/
Shekhataj801/
Ssekataha801/
Ssekataya801/
Sekhataph801/
Sekaithai801/
Ssekate773,687/
Shikata772,414/
Sekgota771,973/
Sekkate771,524/
Sheketa77637/
Sakatai77480/
Sekatte77339/
Shekate77259/
Sekkati77207/
Sakkata77198/
Sakaita77124/
Sekhota7766/
Sakauta7758/
Sokauta7749/
Ziskata7734/
Secketa7732/
Sekhati7731/
Sekoeta7731/
Sakatea7728/
Sejkati7724/
Shekati7721/
Shakata7721/
Sokhata7720/
Sakatay7720/
Sekhato7720/
Seekati7719/
Sikatta7714/
Ssekati7714/
Seykota7713/
Shekota779/
Sekeita778/
Sakhata778/
Seketai777/
Sikatai776/
Shokata775/
Sikatah775/
Sekheta775/
Sekathe775/
Sakatta774/
Sakatha774/
Sekhate774/
Seaketa774/
Seikati774/
Sejkota773/
Szeketa773/
Sikayta772/
Sekotta772/
Ssekato772/
Sekauti772/
Sikatha772/
Sikatay771/
Sekeeta771/
Sekouta771/
Seekota771/
Sokaata771/
Sokatau771/
Sikatoa771/
Sakatau771/
Sekathi771/
Sekatyo771/
Sekatti771/
Sokaita771/
Sokatha771/
Sekgate771/
Sekatih771/
Sekater770/
Seketay770/
Sekhataiph751/
Ssekatte71294/
Sikathat7156/
Ziskatas7145/
Sokhatha7138/
Schakata7121/
Sakahata7117/
Schekota7116/
Sakhatah7111/
Sekhaati7110/
Saaikata717/
Shekhati716/
Sekhatoh716/
Sekgathi715/
Sikhatha715/
Seskaite714/
Ssekaato714/
Sakhatha714/
Seykhati713/
Sekhateh713/
Sekhatis713/
Shekhate712/
Sekgathe712/
Chekatta711/
Shikasta711/
Shikeata711/
Shikhata711/
Shekauti711/
Sekhatej711/
Sikataya711/
Setkaite711/
Sseekate711/
Ssekaate711/
Ssekatti711/
Sakhatai711/
Seikgato711/
Sciskata711/
Sekhatid711/
Sekhatoi711/
Sekkatte711/
Sekhathi711/
Sekhoita711/
Sheketta710/
Sakota6718,198/
Sikota674,236/
Saketa672,215/
Sekoto671,697/
Sikati671,147/
Sokota671,081/
Šeketa67574/
Secato67430/
Sikate67389/
Sakato67385/
Sacota67217/
Siketa67210/
Seketo67173/
Jikata67127/
Zakata67106/
Cekota67102/
Shchekota6790/
Secati6773/
Sacata6766/
Sikato6755/
Sekoti6749/
Zeketa6745/
Socata6741/
Seqeta6736/
Secate6723/
Sekote6716/
Cikata6712/
Sikaty679/
Zikata675/
Sokato674/
Sakhataai673/
Siqata673/
Seskaitis672/
Soqeta672/
Secota672/
Cekate671/
Cheekatai671/
Cheekatta671/
Cecata671/
Seqati671/
Jekota671/
Zekato671/
Soketa671/
Gikata671/
Cekati671/
Cykata671/
Shekasteh671/

Sekata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻜﺎﺗﻪskath50
ﺳﻜﺎﺕskat50
Sekata in the Oriya language
େସକଟାesakata50
େଶକଟାesakata50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sekata
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