Sekento Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Sekento Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 511 | 1:90,372 | 8,122 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sekento (188) may also be a first name.
Sekento Demographics
Sekento Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sekento Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekento Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekento is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekento? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 605,571st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekento live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequent forename internationally, held by 188 people.
The surname Sekento is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 90,372. In Kenya Sekento is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 63 percent are found, Narok County, where 35 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Sekento Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seakento | 93 | 16 | / |
| Sekentoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Seakentoa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Secento | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sakento | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekinto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekenta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shokento | 80 | 53 | / |
| Seicento | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shikentod | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sekinta | 71 | 262 | / |
| Sakenta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jekenta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cecento | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikento | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soekinta | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ceicento | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sequinto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jekentas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djikento | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gequento | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sequenta | 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 Sekento
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