Sekete Surname
Approximately 5,658 people bear this surname
Sekete Surname User-submission:
The surname Sekete means 'thousand'.
Sekete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,791 | 1:14,291 | 1,803 |
| Lesotho | 1,136 | 1:1,789 | 195 |
| Zimbabwe | 509 | 1:30,331 | 4,663 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Sekete (1,014) may also be a first name.
Sekete Surname Meaning
Sekete Demographics
Average Sekete Salary in
United States
$25,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sekete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekete is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekete? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 85,276th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,288,007 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekete live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sekete is also the 252,325th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,014 people.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,791 people, or 1 in 14,291. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 42 percent reside, North West, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 17 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
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.
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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
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