Sekeke Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho541:37,6406,590
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sekeke (128) may also be a first name.

Sekeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekeke is found most in Lesotho. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekeke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekeke are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sekeke is also the 821,896th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 128 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 37,640. In Lesotho Sekeke is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 65 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 33 percent reside and Maseru District, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Sekeke Last Name Statistics demography

Sekeke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.69% less than the national average, earning R 31,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekheke925/
Sekek9141/
Sekhekhe8628/
Sekgekge869/
Sekike83421/
Sekake83398/
Gekeke8323/
Sekeka8310/
Sekoke835/
Sekeqe835/
Sekeki835/
Sakeke834/
Sikeke833/
Sokeke832/
Zekeke831/
Shekake7735/
Sekoeqe7722/
Sekhake773/
Sekaike772/
Saikeke771/
Sekekoi771/
Sogkeke771/
Seekeck771/
Sekec7327/
Sekeg7320/
Sekik7319/
Sikek7312/
Sekeľský7136/
Seekakee713/
Chekekee711/
Sekoecki711/
Sekkeche711/
Szekeski711/
Sekeisky711/
Sekcheck711/
Sakeki67220/
Sekegh6745/
Sekhik6728/
Sekika6722/
Sekiki6722/
Shekekova6721/
Sekaki6717/
Chekek6714/
Sejcek679/
Jikeke674/
Seycek673/
Ceagkeske673/
Sekaik673/
Seceke672/
Shekik672/
Sekikh672/
Shikek671/
Seicek671/
Secake671/
Gikeke671/
Sekuik671/
Jekeqe671/
Siqeke671/
Sekjka671/

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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 Sekeke
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