Sekhwela Surname
Approximately 1,659 people bear this surname
Sekhwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,624 | 1:33,361 | 4,259 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Sekhwela (49) may also be a first name.
Sekhwela Demographics
Average Sekhwela Salary in
South Africa
R 188,604
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sekhwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekhwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekhwela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sekhwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekhwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sekhwela is the 240,995th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,392,734 people. The last name Sekhwela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekhwela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sekhwela is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 49 people.
The surname Sekhwela is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,624 people, or 1 in 33,361. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Sekhwela Last Name Statistics demography
Sekhwela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.63% less than the national average, earning R 188,604 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekhwelea | 94 | 6 | / |
| Sekwela | 93 | 193 | / |
| Sikhwela | 88 | 63 | / |
| Sekhwele | 88 | 22 | / |
| Sekhuela | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sekwelea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sekhwelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwehla | 82 | 12 | / |
| Sikwela | 80 | 853 | / |
| Secwela | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sekwila | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sekbela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhwele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhwala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sekwaila | 75 | 836 | / |
| Sikhwele | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shikwela | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sikwehla | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sikhwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikhweli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwehle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekhuhola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sejuela | 67 | 457 | / |
| Sikwila | 67 | 304 | / |
| Sikvela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Siqwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sicwela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikwelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekvele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikhuhela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siqhwala | 63 | 8 | / |
| Sikhvola | 63 | 3 | / |
| Shekwailo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shekwoilo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shikhuhele | 56 | 7 | / |
| Cejuela | 53 | 728 | / |
| Sejuila | 53 | 42 | / |
| Sijuela | 53 | 36 | / |
| Sakvala | 53 | 5 | / |
| Zejuela | 53 | 2 | / |
| Sijwila | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sejuelo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shakvala | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Sekhwela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis