Sekele Surname

65,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sekele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,2961:10,2301,270
DR Congo1,7851:41,3895,080
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
Lesotho1271:16,0043,470
Zambia1071:148,13010,678
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sekele (527) may also be a first name.

Sekele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekele is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekele is the 65,538th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 956,873 people. Sekele is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekele reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,549th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 527 people.

The surname Sekele is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,296 people, or 1 in 10,230. In South Africa Sekele is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa Sekele occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Sekele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sekele has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sekele Last Name Statistics demography

Sekele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.38% less than the national average, earning R 151,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekhele92459/
Sekoele92246/
Sekgele92122/
Sekelez9270/
Sekeler9225/
Sekehle9214/
Shekele9213/
Sekaele925/
Sekiele924/
Siekele923/
Seskele922/
Sekeles921/
Sekeule921/
Jsekele921/
Soekele921/
Sekeele921/
Sekelle921/
Sekelie921/
Sekle911,363/
Sekhehle8625/
Seckeler8618/
Shekelle869/
Sekielie862/
Siekeler861/
Shekeele861/
Seekeley861/
Sheckele861/
Szekeley861/
Sekeleth861/
Sekelleh861/
Sekgelea861/
Sekhelea861/
Sekhoele861/
Seakgele861/
Seckeles860/
Sekela833,526/
Sekole83602/
Sekale83476/
Sekely83475/
Sekelj83425/
Sikele83416/
Sokele83368/
Sekeli83234/
Sakele83232/
Sekile83180/
Zekele83172/
Seckle8356/
Shekle8350/
Jekele8341/
Cekele838/
Sekhel837/
Sekeul831/
Sekyle831/
Seekle831/
Seikle831/
Gekele831/
Seqele831/
Sek'hehle805/
Schekeler801/
Sheckeles800/
Szekely7715,072/
Sechele773,810/
Gekeler771,093/
Sokhele77406/
Sekyole77223/
Sekkeli77216/
Sekhale77146/
Shekale77127/
Sakhele77127/
Shakele77122/
Sikeler7783/
Seekely7765/
Szekeli7760/
Sakiele7742/
Cekelez7740/
Shekhel7739/
Shikele7739/
Sekhela7730/
Siekela7727/
Sikhele7721/
Sheckle7719/
Sakeley7716/
Sikeley7714/
Sekaleu7712/
Shekeli7711/
Seeqele7711/
Sakeele777/
Seikela776/
Sekkale776/
Ssekale776/
Sökeler776/
Shokele775/
Djekele775/
Sekhole775/
Sekelay774/
Sikiele774/
Sikeele773/
Shekole773/
Seckely773/
Seakale773/
Jekeler773/
Seikale773/
Sekkely772/
Sequele772/
Seakela772/
Shekile772/
Saekale771/
Shekkle771/
Sekhile771/
Seckhel771/
Szekela771/
Sackele771/
Sekesli771/
Shekela771/
Siekole771/
Ssekole771/
Sekaleh771/
Sekelai771/
Ceikele771/
Sieqele771/
Zekhele771/
Seqoele771/
Seekole771/
Sekeala771/
Zekelei771/
Seikely770/
Scheckeler7514/
Schezkeler750/
Sikle73105/
Secle735/
Sykle730/
Geckeler71488/
Ssekyole71234/
Sekgaile71167/
Seakhela71141/
Siekkeli71128/
Scheckle71124/
Sikkelee7174/
Sicheele7152/
Szekelyi7139/
Sakhelie7139/
Sakheele7120/
Sequeles7118/
Shekhetl7117/
Soekaeli7116/
Zeckelet7110/
Shickele719/
Shekeela717/
Sechelea716/
Sekhaile716/
Shekelya715/
Shakeley715/
Sakielie715/
Shokeleu715/
Seceille715/
Shekkela714/
Schokele713/
Siekaleu712/
Sakkhele712/
Saikeley711/
Sakheleh711/
Zseckely711/
Sikheele711/
Shekalee711/
Shekeuly711/
Shekhale711/
Shakelie711/
Szekelyh711/
Shakeele711/
Ssekaale711/
Schikele711/
Secheele711/
Sequelez711/
Sek'hale711/
Sekhaale711/
Sekhaley711/
Sheikhel711/
Sekgoile711/
Seikhole711/
Sakkelee711/
Sekelych711/
Sequelle711/
Shakhele711/
Shekelia710/
Sikale672,305/
Sekali672,095/
Sakale671,721/
Sickle671,238/
Sakile67878/
Zekeli67591/
Jekeli67486/
Sokole67456/
Sikeli67363/
Sikela67353/
Sokale67342/
Sekili67326/
Sekila67312/
Sakole67310/
Seqale67251/
Sikile67241/
Sökeli67228/
Secile67215/
Sekoli67180/
Sikely67164/
Sokeli67164/
Zakele67159/
Sikole67154/
Shikle67141/
Soqele6782/
Sakely6764/
Sakeli6764/
Jikele6756/
Çekeli6745/
Siqele6743/
Schickele6740/
Saqele6737/
Siecle6728/
Cikele6727/
Zekale6723/
Cekgel6722/
Syckle6719/
Sheakalee6718/
Zekely6717/
Sokile6715/
Sykela6714/
Sikhel6713/
Síkela6710/
Cekela679/
Sékely677/
Cecele676/
Zekela676/
Secgel676/
Sekail675/
Sykely675/
Zokele675/
Shekkeela674/
Szekhelyi674/
Zikele674/
Shekhelaa674/
Secole672/
Cekeli672/
Sekhil672/
Sékela672/
Secale672/
Checkeley672/
Seqole672/
Cekile672/
Sakkaelee672/
Schoekile671/
Sikkle671/
Shetkiler671/
Shekhelli671/
Shaekalee671/
Zekelh671/
Çökele671/
Šakele671/
Schokkele671/
Schäkeler671/
Sicele671/
Sekily671/
Cekleh671/
Seicle670/
Scikle670/
Shockeley670/
Jekyle670/
Suikle670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sekele
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