Sekeye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sekeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sekeye (8) may also be a first name.
Sekeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekeye is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sekeye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekeye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekeye live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 8 people.
Sekeye is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Sekeye is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 80 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Sekeye
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