Sekgwathe Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sekgwathe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekgwathe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2541:8,6101,539
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449

Sekgwathe (20) may also be a first name.

Sekgwathe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekgwathe is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekgwathe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sekgwathe is the 961,438th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekgwathe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name Sekgwathe is most frequent in Botswana, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 8,610. Apart from Botswana Sekgwathe occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Sekgwathe Last Name Statistics demography

Sekgwathe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning R 90,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Segwathe943/
Sekwathe941/
Sekgwathi891/
Sekgwatha891/
Segwatihe891/
Sekwate8822/
Segwate882/
Sekwethe821/
Sekwathi821/
Shekwate821/
Sekwat80104/
Siegwauth781/
Sekwati753,360/
Segwati75406/
Sekwete75106/
Sekwata7531/
Sekwite758/
Shekwat752/
Sekwaty752/
Sagwate752/
Sakwate751/
Sikwate751/
Shikwate7120/
Sikwathi712/
Sikwatha711/
Cigwathe711/
Sekwatti711/
Siegwast711/
Sakkwathi6713/
Sekuat679/
Secwat679/
Sikwat674/
Segbat672/
Sekwad671/

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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 Sekgwathe
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