Seketa Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Seketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2361:229,56723,799
Zambia1241:127,8229,586
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Šeketa (574) are calculated separately.

Seketa (169) may also be a first name.

Seketa Last Name Facts

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

Seketa (Russian: Секета) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Šeketa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seketa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Seketa reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 703,581st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 169 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 229,567. In South Africa Seketa is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, Limpopo, where 42 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Seketa occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Seketa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seketa last name are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% registered with the party.

The amount Seketa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.92% less than the national average, earning R 97,620 per year and in United States they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $42,057 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeketa94574/
Sheketa92637/
Sekieta92216/
Secketa9232/
Sekoeta9231/
Seketea9210/
Sekeita928/
Seketai927/
Seketha926/
Sekheta925/
Seaketa924/
Szeketa923/
Sekeeta921/
Seketay920/
Szekieta8634/
Sekhetha863/
Sheketha860/
Sheketta860/
Sekita838,269/
Sekete835,658/
Saketa832,215/
Jeketa83380/
Seketi83332/
Siketa83210/
Sekota83199/
Seceta83196/
Seketo83173/
Sekata83154/
Zeketa8345/
Seqeta8336/
Syketa8332/
Geketa838/
Ceketa835/
Sekyta832/
Soketa831/
Shekeitha801/
Shekietha800/
Sekiete77500/
Sheketo77183/
Sekitas7772/
Sekhota7766/
Shekete7763/
Zeketai7741/
Sekeiti7739/
Shekita7730/
Shyketa7723/
Sekaita7721/
Sekgeto7719/
Saketha7717/
Seykota7713/
Sekotha7713/
Sekhata7712/
Shekyta7712/
Shekota779/
Çeketay778/
Sakeeta777/
Sikeita777/
Shaketa776/
Sekatah775/
Sekatta775/
Sekheto775/
Secheta774/
Saaketa774/
Ssekata774/
Saketta774/
Sekhita774/
Shiketa773/
Sejkota773/
Sheketi773/
Sekotta772/
Seketou772/
Sequeta772/
Sikeeta772/
Siketta772/
Sseketi772/
Shekata772/
Sekitta772/
Djeketa772/
Sekethe772/
Jeeketa771/
Sikheta771/
Sekatau771/
Sekatha771/
Sekette771/
Seekota771/
Sekgita771/
Saekata771/
Saketai771/
Saketau771/
Sekitaş771/
Sekeite771/
Sekeito771/
Seketeh771/
Seketio771/
Seketti771/
Tjeketa771/
Ceketha771/
Sekgete771/
Sekgetho71991/
Sekhatea7191/
Sekhatah7166/
Sekhatha7161/
Sekgethi7137/
Sekhotha7121/
Schekota7116/
Sikhetha7112/
Sekhatai7112/
Sekhatau7112/
Ssekaita718/
Ssekatta718/
Saaketha713/
Saekatta713/
Sekhitha713/
Sekeitto713/
Shaketha712/
Shequeta712/
Sheckita712/
Sequeita712/
Sekhetho712/
Sheekete712/
Shakeeta711/
Sikcheta711/
Shikeata711/
Shekhata711/
Seketeth711/
Shekhita711/
Ssekitta711/
Sakhetah711/
Sekiette711/
Sekgethe711/
Sekhoita711/
Shekitah711/
Shiketha710/
Sequetta710/
Shakeita710/
Shaketta710/
Sakata67111,579/
Sakota6718,198/
Sekito6710,280/
Sakita677,024/
Sikota674,236/
Sekoto671,697/
Sokota671,081/
Sekiti67848/
Sikyta67203/
Siketi67174/
Sekite67138/
Sikita67118/
Sokata67102/
Sikata6788/
Siketo6764/
Sikete6757/
Sekato6749/
Sykyta6747/
Saketo6734/
Cekete6726/
Jeketo6710/
Jekita679/
Secita677/
Secetă675/
Sekhathea675/
Secata673/
Shekkotha673/
Sekhatauh673/
Sokita673/
Shakeetta672/
Ceceta672/
Soqeta672/
Šaketa672/
Secota672/
Geketo672/
Schekatha671/
Shequesta671/
Shequetha671/
Sequettea671/
Zeketi671/
Seqete671/
Zekita671/
Šiketa671/
Shakeetha671/
Ssekataha671/
Seqata671/
Seqeto671/
Giketa671/
Ciketa671/
Cekita671/
Shiketuha671/
Schioketa671/
Sekaithai671/
Shakeitha670/
Sakyta670/

Seketa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seketa in the Russian language
Секетаseketa-

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Footnotes

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  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seketa
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