Sekera Surname
Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname
Sekera Surname User-submission:
Sekerka is a diminutive of sekera, which means an 'axe' in the Slovak language.
Sekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 340 | 1:31,275 | 5,092 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Slovakia | 245 | 1:21,781 | 3,523 |
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Šekera (1) are calculated separately.
Sekera (97) may also be a first name.
Sekera Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sekerka is a diminutive of sekera, which means an 'axe' in the Slovak language.
- elena.t.Sekera Demographics
Average Sekera Salary in
United States
$46,068 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Sekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekera (Oriya: େସେକରା, Russian: Секера) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Šekera. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sekera.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 326,564th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sekera reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 962,660th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.
The surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 31,275. In Czechia Sekera is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 26 percent reside, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 16 percent reside and Prague, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Slovakia, where 22 percent reside.
Sekera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sekera has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 8,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sekera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sekera surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.8% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sekera earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $54,604 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekera in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେକରା | esekara | - |
| Sekera in the Russian language | ||
| Секера | sekera | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Sekera
- 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