Sekenu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sekenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sekenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekenu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekenu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekenu are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Sekenu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Sekenu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Ogun, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Sekenu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekenou | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sekenau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sokenu | 83 | 1,099 | / |
| Sekinu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Jekenu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Sekonu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sekanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cekenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seceanu | 77 | 228 | / |
| Shokenu | 77 | 112 | / |
| Sekhanu | 77 | 109 | / |
| Suikenu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Shikenu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sekonui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shekonu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sakeenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seiceanu | 71 | 39 | / |
| Djekenou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sokeynou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekonnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siken'eu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokeinou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeekeenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikinu | 67 | 122 | / |
| Sakanu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Sikanu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sakinu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sikonu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Secanu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sokanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekhaainu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schakenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siqenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sicenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokinu | 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 Sekenu
- 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