Sekija Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Sekija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 37 | 1:1,430,854 | 46,940 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sekija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekija is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sekija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekija? popularity and diffusion
Sekija is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Sekija is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sekija live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,430,854. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 86 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 11 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Sekija occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Sekija
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