Seke Surname
Approximately 21,047 people bear this surname
Seke Surname Definition:
Seke is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: white powder that is used in ritual ceremonies.
Seke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,840 | 1:9,423 | 1,166 |
| Angola | 2,958 | 1:9,124 | 1,120 |
| Benin | 2,783 | 1:3,714 | 474 |
| Cameroon | 1,274 | 1:16,302 | 2,234 |
| Zambia | 1,173 | 1:13,512 | 1,552 |
| Indonesia | 1,158 | 1:114,205 | 11,609 |
| Ivory Coast | 622 | 1:37,092 | 2,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 502 | 1:16,242 | 1,605 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Serbia | 422 | 1:16,931 | 1,979 |
| Zimbabwe | 405 | 1:38,119 | 5,908 |
| Namibia | 264 | 1:9,127 | 1,765 |
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| Solomon Islands | 156 | 1:3,718 | 424 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Liberia | 110 | 1:40,078 | 3,685 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Croatia | 67 | 1:63,113 | 11,594 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Burkina Faso | 46 | 1:398,959 | 6,181 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Kenya | 33 | 1:1,399,391 | 35,649 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Latvia | 12 | 1:170,837 | 20,647 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Sèkè (6) are calculated separately.
Seke (5,522) may also be a first name.
Seke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Seke is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: white powder that is used in ritual ceremonies.
Seke Demographics
Seke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Seke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻚ, Hindi: एसएके, Oriya: େସେକ, Russian: Секе) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sèkè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,606th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 346,251 people. The surname Seke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Seke reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Seke is also the 90,330th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 5,522 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,840 people, or 1 in 9,423. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 13 percent reside.
Seke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Seke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seke surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Seke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.22% less than the national average, earning R 66,024 per year and in United States they earn 41.95% more than the national average, earning $61,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻚ | sk | - |
| Seke in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେକ | eseka | 92.31 |
| େସକ | esaka | 7.69 |
| Seke in the Hindi language | ||
| एसएके | esa'eke | 50 |
| सेके | seke | 50 |
| Seke in the Russian language | ||
| Секе | seke | - |
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