Sekelu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Sekelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sekelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekelu is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekelu is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekelu reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 990,620. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Zambia it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekelou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sekelau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Seikhelu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakelu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Sikelu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Sekalu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sekolu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sekilu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sokelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zekelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seekolu | 77 | 278 | / |
| Sekaleu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sekhalu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shokelu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shekalu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Seekalu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sokhelu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shekolu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ssekalu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sikielu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zekelus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seikolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakeelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakeliu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seecolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jekelius | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shokeleu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sheekolu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seekollu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siekaleu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zekhelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saikeelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seekallu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sygkelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakilu | 67 | 653 | / |
| Sikolu | 67 | 473 | / |
| Sakalu | 67 | 253 | / |
| Sikalu | 67 | 132 | / |
| Sokolu | 67 | 114 | / |
| Sokalu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sikilu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sekhallou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shakheelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cekolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soqelu | 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
- 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 Sekelu
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