Sekedi Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sekedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sekedi (1,755) may also be a first name.

Sekedi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekedi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekedi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sekedi is the 1,620,164th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Sekedi occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sekedi are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 182,798th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,755 people.

The surname Sekedi is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekedi9264/
Szekedi926/
Seketdi921/
Sekesdi921/
Sheekedi861/
Sikedi83195/
Sekede83118/
Sekodi8391/
Sekeda8384/
Sekadi8336/
Secedi838/
Sekidi836/
Sakedi834/
Sokedi832/
Jekedi832/
Zekedi831/
Sekedy831/
Shekede771,118/
Sikesdi7773/
Shekidi7750/
Seketde7741/
Sekhadi7739/
Székedi7734/
Seikadi7727/
Sekuidi7721/
Shekadi774/
Sakedie774/
Shikedi773/
Soekidi773/
Shakedi773/
Sekidio772/
Sekhodi772/
Segkodi772/
Shekodi771/
Shekeda771/
Sekoddi771/
Sekodie771/
Sékhedi771/
Sekhidi771/
Zegkedi771/
Soekede771/
Shokedi771/
Ssekadi771/
Sekhadai7113/
Sekhadhi7110/
Shekidei714/
Shekoddi714/
Shekhadi714/
Shekhidi714/
Seekadiy714/
Soekaidi713/
Chekkedi713/
Sheakidi713/
Siekadie712/
Chekedih711/
Ssekaddi711/
Shakedih711/
Sekhidis711/
Sakadi671,362/
Sikadi67833/
Sakodi67320/
Sakidi67177/
Sokodi67116/
Sekida6779/
Sokidi6775/
Sekade6773/
Sekide6736/
Sikede6734/
Sikodi6733/
Sokadi6731/
Jekede6729/
Sekady6727/
Sekyda6725/
Sikidi6720/
Cekeda6711/
Sekhadaai6710/
Sakede676/
Zekadi676/
Cekede675/
Zekede674/
Zekidi673/
Sheikhadi672/
Secodi671/
Sheikhidi671/
Sakedy671/
Sekathdiy671/
Sokede671/
Sekode671/
Checkediy671/

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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 Sekedi
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