Sekemu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Sekemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sekemu (13) may also be a first name.

Sekemu Last Name Facts

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

Sekemu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekemu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Sekemu occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sekemu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekemou929/
Shekemu922/
Sekeimu921/
Seikemou861/
Jekemu83713/
Sekimu8342/
Sikemu8310/
Sokemu833/
Sekamu833/
Cekemu832/
Sekomu831/
Gekemu831/
Sekhamu772,519/
Ssekimu7720/
Sekyomu7718/
Sokemou776/
Chekemu772/
Shakemu771/
Shekamu771/
Zekemeu771/
Sekimui771/
Sekhamuh7143/
Ssekyomu719/
Djekemou719/
Sekhamau711/
Sackemeu711/
Shekimuu711/
Sakamu6782/
Sikimu6780/
Sakimu6733/
Sikomu6719/
Sokomu6712/
Gikemu674/
Sikamu674/
Sekhamauh674/
Sokamu671/
Jikemu671/

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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 Sekemu
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