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

Sekemi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 661,581st most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekemi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sekemi is also the 251,832nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,017 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania Sekemi is most common in: Manyara Region, where 39 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 37 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Sekemi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Sekemi
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