Sekeya Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Sekeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sekeya (129) may also be a first name.
Sekeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekeya (Oriya: େସେକୟା) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekeya is the 487,899th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname Sekeya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sekeya live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 129 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekeya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେକୟା | esekaya | - |
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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 Sekeya
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