Sekedja Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Togo

Sekedja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekedja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Sekedja Last Name Facts

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

Sekedja is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sekedja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekedja? popularity and diffusion

Sekedja is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Sekedja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekedja reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Sekedja is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin Sekedja is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 44 percent are found and Ghana, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekedjah931/
Sekeja925/
Sekedjo8610/
Sekedia864/
Sekejah861/
Soekedjo807/
Sekkedjo801/
Sekesa771,589/
Sekeza7762/
Sekija7738/
Sikeja7736/
Sekejo775/
Çekeja772/
Cekeja771/
Sekajja711,142/
Sekhesa71321/
Sekidia7127/
Shekeza7127/
Sekesea7121/
Sokedjo7113/
Sekesai713/
Sekaija713/
Sokadja712/
Shekesa711/
Sekodjo711/
Sekeaso711/
Sekujja711/
Sakedjo711/
Ssekija711/
Sikedji711/
Sikadja711/
Zekedji711/
Secheja711/
Sakidja711/
Sakadja711/
Ssekajja673,163/
Soekidjo6724/
Sekhadia6721/
Sakidjai6713/
Sikiedje672/
Saekadia672/
Djekidja671/
Sekajjja671/
Shakadja671/
Sekadiay671/
Shekadya671/

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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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  • 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 Sekedja
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