Seketwe Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Seketwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Seketwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Seketwe Last Name Facts

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

Seketwe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seketwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Seketwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seketwe reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seketwa8627/
Sekatwe8610/
Jeketwe861/
Ssekatwe807/
Sakitwe71121/
Sokotwe7173/
Sakatwe7146/
Zeketwa7136/
Shakatwe675/
Sikhotwe671/
Sikadwe571/
Sikitwa571/
Sikaitwa5344/
Chikedwe531/
Shiketuha501/
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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 Seketwe
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