Sekelani Surname
Approximately 646 people bear this surname
Sekelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zambia | 136 | 1:116,544 | 8,960 |
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sekelani (1,454) may also be a first name.
Sekelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekelani has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sekelani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekelani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 507,320th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekelani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sekelani is also the 204,541st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,454 people.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekelanie | 94 | 4 | / |
| Shekelani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sekeleni | 88 | 422 | / |
| Sekalani | 88 | 33 | / |
| Sikelani | 88 | 14 | / |
| Sekilani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zekelani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sakelani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheshkelani | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sekeleane | 82 | 8 | / |
| Chekelani | 82 | 6 | / |
| Seekeleni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shackelani | 78 | 848 | / |
| Shakhelani | 78 | 156 | / |
| Sakalani | 75 | 2,995 | / |
| Sekolane | 75 | 155 | / |
| Sekalane | 75 | 79 | / |
| Sekilane | 75 | 25 | / |
| Sokelane | 75 | 16 | / |
| Sakilani | 75 | 15 | / |
| Sikilani | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sokeleni | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jikelani | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sokolani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sikeleni | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sikelana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sakeleni | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sikalani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jekilani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geqelani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sakalaini | 71 | 120 | / |
| Seciliani | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sekholane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shakalani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sakhalani | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gedkilani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sikahlani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sekolyane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sakalaniy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sjikilani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekoleane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakalauni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shakilani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokallani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scecilani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakalanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikalani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakalanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakallani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakkalani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikohlani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokheleni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecchelani | 67 | 132 | / |
| Sikhahlani | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sikhohlani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saikalyani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shakiliani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekholyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeidkilani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sekelani
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