Sekelwa Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Sekelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 188 | 1:281,604 | 22,057 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sekelwa (689) may also be a first name.
Sekelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekelwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekelwa? popularity and diffusion
Sekelwa is the 1,231,034th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Sekelwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekelwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 315,065th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 689 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 281,604. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikelwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Sokelwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shikelwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chekelwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cikelwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakilwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekilua | 67 | 61 | / |
| Shikilwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sichelwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jekilwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siklva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Seclua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Siklua | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sikilwe | 57 | 41 | / |
| Jiklwad | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zakelua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shaklva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shecklewood | 56 | 8 | / |
| Shikilwe | 53 | 164 | / |
| Sichilwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cesklewa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zoekluah | 53 | 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 Sekelwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis