Sekhele Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Sekhele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 257 | 1:7,909 | 1,745 |
| South Africa | 202 | 1:268,206 | 26,747 |
Sekhele (214) may also be a first name.
Sekhele Demographics
Average Sekhele Salary in
South Africa
R 104,844
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sekhele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekhele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekhele is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekhele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 656,126th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekhele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sekhele is also the 617,781st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 214 people.
It is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 7,909. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 40 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 25 percent reside and Maseru District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent reside.
Sekhele Last Name Statistics demography
Sekhele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.88% less than the national average, earning R 104,844 per year.
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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 Sekhele
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