Sekemi Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sekemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4421:119,77711,421
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sekemi (1,017) may also be a first name.

Sekemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekemi is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sekemi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 661,581st most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekemi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sekemi is also the 251,832nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,017 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania Sekemi is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 39 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 37 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Sekemi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soekemi9259/
Sekhemi9216/
Sekemei922/
Shekemi921/
Sekimi83195/
Sekema83138/
Sakemi8396/
Sokemi8367/
Sekeme8350/
Sekomi8315/
Sikemi8311/
Sekami832/
Shekema7749/
Sekhami7736/
Seikami7734/
Sekimei7734/
Shokemi7716/
Seikimi777/
Sokhemi776/
Sehkami774/
Sakiemi773/
Shekomi772/
Ssekomi772/
Sechemi772/
Shikemi772/
Zekhemi772/
Zekemie771/
Shekimi771/
Sahkemi771/
Sekieme771/
Sekimui771/
Seikeme771/
Siekeme771/
Siekami771/
Sakemie771/
Sekemey771/
Jekemei771/
Sekimie771/
Sekimii771/
Sekhamoi71269/
Sekhaami71106/
Sekhamai7163/
Chekemei714/
Sekhaimi711/
Shakiemi711/
Djekemei711/
Ssekkomi711/
Ssehkomi711/
Shekhemy711/
Shekhami711/
Sekhomei711/
Sekhemet711/
Sieckema710/
Sakami674,654/
Sekome671,615/
Sakimi67395/
Sokimi67314/
Sikeme6773/
Sakeme6736/
Jekeme6734/
Sikema6727/
Sikami6723/
Sekame6722/
Zekema6715/
Sokeme6714/
Secomi6714/
Sakomi6713/
Sekhahami6712/
Sekime6712/
Cekema678/
Sekima678/
Gikemi677/
Sakemy676/
Jekimi674/
Sokami674/
Sekhamaih674/
Zekeme674/
Sikimi673/
Sokomi673/
Gekeme673/
Jikemi672/
Zakemi671/
Sikhoemei671/
Sikomi671/
Secami671/
Zekimi671/

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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 Sekemi
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