Sekete Surname

85,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekete Surname User-submission:

The surname Sekete means 'thousand'.

Sekete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,7911:14,2911,803
Lesotho1,1361:1,789195
Zimbabwe5091:30,3314,663
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Sekete (1,014) may also be a first name.

Sekete Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sekete means 'thousand'.

- edwardvlad54

Sekete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekete is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekete is the 85,276th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,288,007 people. The last name Sekete occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekete reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sekete is also the 252,325th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 1,014 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,791 people, or 1 in 14,291. In South Africa Sekete is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, North West, where 25 percent live and Free State, where 17 percent live. Other than South Africa Sekete occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Sekete Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sekete earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 36.97% less than the national average, earning R 149,784 per year and in United States they earn 40.36% less than the national average, earning $25,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekiete92500/
Shekete9263/
Seketea9210/
Sekethe922/
Sekette921/
Sekeite921/
Seketeh921/
Sekgete921/
Seket91154/
Sekhoete8615/
Sheekete862/
Seketeth861/
Sekiette861/
Sekgethe861/
Sekate833,350/
Sekket832,630/
Jekete831,562/
Seketa83653/
Seketi83332/
Sakete83177/
Sekite83138/
Sikete8357/
Sekeet8344/
Seeket8332/
Zekete8329/
Cekete8326/
Sekote8316/
Sheket8311/
Gekete837/
Sekett832/
Sekhet831/
Seuket831/
Szeket831/
Seqete831/
Seaket831/
Sedket831/
Setket831/
Ssekate773,687/
Sekkate771,524/
Djekete77737/
Sheketa77637/
Sekatte77339/
Shekate77259/
Sekieta77216/
Sekitei77169/
Sequete7765/
Sekitte7747/
Ssekite7744/
Sekeiti7739/
Secketa7732/
Soeketi7727/
Shekhet7722/
Shecket7712/
Zhekete7711/
Szecket7711/
Cekethe7710/
Sekeita778/
Seketai777/
Sakette777/
Seketha776/
Ssekote776/
Sekoeti776/
Sekheta775/
Shikete775/
Sakiete774/
Setkhet774/
Sekhate774/
Sekhote774/
Seaketa774/
Sheketi773/
Szeketa773/
Seqoete773/
Shekote772/
Sikiete772/
Sseketi772/
Sackete771/
Saketie771/
Hsekett771/
Sheiket771/
Sekeeta771/
Sekeith771/
Sekitey771/
Sechete771/
Seckett771/
Jeketeh771/
Sheyket771/
Seikyte771/
Seketio771/
Seketti771/
Gekeste771/
Seekote771/
Seakote771/
Seikiet771/
Seikite771/
Seekett770/
Seketay770/
Sekkesæter7562/
Siket731,434/
Çeket7375/
Sekit7326/
Ceket7310/
Sekyt738/
Syket735/
Sekýt734/
Secet733/
Xeket731/
Şeket731/
Sekèt731/
Ssekatte71294/
Sacketey71278/
Sekhatea7191/
Sheykhet7174/
Ssekitte7157/
Sheikhet7137/
Sekgethi7137/
Szekieta7134/
Sackette7124/
Shekhets7121/
Djekette716/
Sicheete715/
Seskaite714/
Sekhateh713/
Sekhetha713/
Shekhate712/
Shekheat712/
Seketova712/
Sechette712/
Chekeate711/
Cheketes711/
Sieckeet711/
Sheikett711/
Sequette711/
Shaekate711/
Setkaite711/
Sseekate711/
Ssekaate711/
Ssekotte711/
Sekkatte711/
Chekette711/
Sokhethe711/
Sekhiter711/
Sheketha710/
Sheketta710/
Shakette710/
Seickest710/
Sheckett710/
Sheckest710/
Sekita678,269/
Sakate673,357/
Saketi672,847/
Sekati672,761/
Sechet671,802/
Saiket671,038/
Sekiti67848/
Šeketa67574/
Sikate67389/
Dzieketey67354/
Siketa67210/
Sikote67205/
Siketi67174/
Sakote67120/
Secote67119/
Sokate67113/
Sikhet6760/
Setkit6753/
Jeketi6749/
Sekoti6749/
Sedkit6746/
Zakete6746/
Zeketa6745/
Sokote6738/
Syketa6732/
Sikite6731/
Sakite6723/
Secate6723/
Shackette6717/
Siketh6714/
Sikiet6714/
Soketi6713/
Shyket6712/
Sacckette6711/
Sokyte6711/
Sayket6710/
Soiket679/
Sackieteh677/
Sitket675/
Ceketa675/
Sakyte674/
Shiket674/
Siekötter674/
Soyket674/
Zekite674/
Sequet673/
Seekit673/
Seakit673/
Schikette673/
Cekyte673/
Sekyta672/
Shekeitha671/
Sheketova671/
Seiketova671/
Cekate671/
Shockette671/
Shekit671/
Sekait671/
Sekhetova671/
Sequettea671/
Sesked671/
Seyketova671/
Shecketts671/
Zeketi671/
Sokite671/
Ssekit671/
Sekhit671/
Seeked671/
Sikeat671/
Shecet670/
Shekietha670/
Sicket670/

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