Sekiai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sekiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekiai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sekiai Last Name Facts

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

Sekiai is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekiai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Sekiai is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sekiai live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Sekiai is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Sekiai is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 67 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seikiai924/
Sakiai831/
Sekioui771/
Saikiai771/
Sekkioui714/
Sakyai67199/
Jikiai672/
Sikioi672/
Sheikhiaee6313/
Shakyai626/
Jekioui621/
Seikeae621/
Sakayioi5799/
Sekyajja576/
Sakkioui575/
Siqqiaui571/
Seachiae571/
Ssekyajja5335/
Djikiajie531/
Chekkioui531/
Sekhajhahi5013/
Zakiae501/
Sekhajhahe501/

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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 Sekiai
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