Sekeru Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sekeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Sekeru (16) may also be a first name.

Sekeru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekeru is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekeru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sekeru live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Sekeru is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 79 percent reside, Ogun, where 9 percent reside and Kano, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekereu92105/
Sekeruš9265/
Shekeru9210/
Sekerus922/
Shekerau862/
Szekerus861/
Sakeru83666/
Sekiru83275/
Sekaru8348/
Sikeru8323/
Zekeru8321/
Sekoru835/
Shekaru77108/
Sekharu7749/
Sekirou778/
Sekarau776/
Shekiru774/
Shakeru774/
Secheru772/
Sekorau772/
Shikeru771/
Sikieru771/
Sekairu771/
Shekarau714,045/
Shekharu71128/
Sheekaru715/
Hsekarau712/
Ssekairu711/
Shekarhu711/
Sheekiru711/
Shekairu711/
Zekeirus711/
Sshekaru711/
Shakeeru711/
Sequeiru711/
Shekarru711/
Sikiru6732,456/
Sakiru673,255/
Sakaru671,603/
Sikaru6728/
Zekiru6715/
Zakeru676/
Sikoru675/
Sokoru673/
Zekaru672/
Sakoru672/
Shekahrau671/
Sheckarau671/
Sequeirus671/
Sokaru671/
Shekairau671/

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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 Sekeru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis