Sekede Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sekede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin451:229,68020,839
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sekede (33) may also be a first name.

Sekede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekede is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sekede is the 1,674,734th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sekede are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sekede is also the 1,807,719th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 229,680. In Benin Sekede is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 80 percent reside, Zou Department, where 11 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekede921,118/
Seketde9241/
Soekede921/
Sekedi83124/
Sekeda8384/
Sekade8373/
Sekide8336/
Sikede8334/
Jekede8329/
Sakede836/
Cekede835/
Zekede834/
Sekode831/
Sokede831/
Sekedy831/
Sekidde77429/
Shekade77393/
Sekadde77146/
Ssekide7795/
Shekedi7764/
Ssekade7751/
Shakede7736/
Sikeade7720/
Shikede778/
Szekedi776/
Sakedie774/
Sekhade773/
Shokede773/
Djekede772/
Shekode771/
Shekeda771/
Sokedeh771/
Sekesdi771/
Seketdi771/
Ssekidde712,591/
Ssekadde71830/
Saykhede71589/
Shekidee71126/
Shakedeh7152/
Saikhede7137/
Shekhade7127/
Shokedeh7124/
Sekkides7116/
Sekkadde715/
Shekidei714/
Ssekaade712/
Ssekkade712/
Ssekidee711/
Djekedje711/
Sheekedi711/
Saqeedey711/
Shekadde711/
Seckidee710/
Sikade672,225/
Sokode67258/
Sakode67204/
Sikedi67195/
Sakide67145/
Sakade67118/
Sekodi6791/
Sekida6779/
Ssekkadde6766/
Sikide6758/
Sekadi6736/
Sekady6727/
Sekyda6725/
Secade6716/
Sokade6714/
Cekeda6711/
Secedi678/
Sikode678/
Sekidi676/
Sakedi674/
Sssekidde672/
Sokedi672/
Schechkheder672/
Jekedi672/
Setkitdee672/
Sakedy671/
Sedkitdee671/
Saykeydee671/
Jeqede671/
Zekedi671/
Zikede671/
Zokede671/
Shekhadeu671/
Shockedeh671/
Ssekaddee671/
Secode671/
Cecede671/
Gettkeder670/

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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 Sekede
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