Sekewa Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sekewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sekewa (41) may also be a first name.

Sekewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekewa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sekewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sekewa is the 1,504,764th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Sekewa live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sekewa is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

The surname Sekewa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 47 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saekewa9223/
Sekeiwa921/
Ssekeywa861/
Sekawa8334,618/
Sekiwa831,221/
Zekewa8396/
Sakewa8332/
Sikewa8324/
Sekewe8313/
Jekewa831/
Sekewi831/
Soekawa77250/
Seikawa77183/
Sekaeva77128/
Sekaiwa7756/
Sakiewa7753/
Sekeeva7739/
Sekhiwa7728/
Siekawa7715/
Sekieva7712/
Sekkeba7710/
Shikewa778/
Ssekiwa777/
Sekewei775/
Shekawa774/
Ssekawa773/
Sekahwa772/
Sekoeva772/
Chekewa771/
Cekewat771/
Jekewad771/
Sekevad771/
Sekowai771/
Seakawa771/
Seekeba771/
Sikehwa771/
Jekhewa771/
Sechewa771/
Sekyowa771/
Sekewui771/
Djekewa771/
Sekeywe771/
Shekeeva71297/
Shekaeva7156/
Ssekiswa7121/
Ssekkeba7115/
Shekevad7111/
Seykaeva716/
Ssekaawa713/
Saekeeva712/
Shekieva712/
Shekebai712/
Sekewich711/
Getkewad711/
Ssekaiwa711/
Sheekeva711/
Seykieva711/
Shekhawa711/
Sikawa673,061/
Sakawa672,489/
Sokawa671,324/
Sakiwa67145/
Sekava6772/
Schekaeva6732/
Seciwa6724/
Setkewich6721/
Sakeva6720/
Sikeva6710/
Sikewi678/
Zakewa673/
Sekiwe673/
Sekawo672/
Sokiwa672/
Shaekeeva672/
Sakewo671/
Shekhieva671/
Zekeva671/
Zikewa671/
Sokewo671/
Ssekisswa671/
Sykawa671/
Cekeba671/
Zekewo671/
Shekhevad671/

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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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  • 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 Sekewa
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