Sekenya Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Sekenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 385 | 1:40,099 | 6,189 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Sekenya (16) may also be a first name.
Sekenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekenya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 691,116th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekenya reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sekenya is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
The last name Sekenya is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 40,099. In Zimbabwe Sekenya is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 64 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 12 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekenyap | 93 | 163 | / |
| Shekenya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sekenyo | 86 | 116 | / |
| Sekenia | 86 | 43 | / |
| Sikenya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Sekenha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shekenia | 80 | 45 | / |
| Sikhenya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Shikenya | 80 | 30 | / |
| Sikeenya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Sekhinya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sekinyap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ssekenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikinya | 71 | 115 | / |
| Sikenja | 71 | 44 | / |
| Sekenio | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zikenya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seqenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sequenia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sequenha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shikinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sikhinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seceniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikkenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikoinya | 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 Sekenya
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