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
Sekija occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekija is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sekija are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,430,854. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 86 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 11 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Sekija exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 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 Sekija
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