Sekhela Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Sekhela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Sekhela (12) may also be a first name.
Sekhela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekhela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekhela occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekhela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sekhela is the 3,602,217th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Sekhela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekhela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sekhela is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
Sekhela is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 88,372. In Lesotho Sekhela is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 96 percent reside and Leribe District, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 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 Sekhela
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