Sekilo Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1911:10,6422,411
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sekilo Last Name Facts

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

Sekilo is found most in Lesotho. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekilo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,168,344th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekilo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 10,642. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 53 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 43 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekilo921/
Shekailo8658/
Seyhkilo861/
Sekila83312/
Sikilo83178/
Sakilo83135/
Sekulo8384/
Sekelo8349/
Shekhailo805/
Shakilo77396/
Sykailo77147/
Secilio7786/
Seakelo7730/
Seikila7726/
Shekila7723/
Shekulo7722/
Sekoila7714/
Sekgelo7710/
Sikilio778/
Shikilo775/
Sekilya774/
Sechilo774/
Sikilou773/
Sekaila772/
Sekelou771/
Sekilia771/
Sakilyo771/
Seekelo771/
Seekulo771/
Sekilah771/
Chekailo71145/
Sekhaila7133/
Shakailo7113/
Soekilah7110/
Sekhuloh719/
Shekilah714/
Chekilot714/
Shykailo712/
Shokailo712/
Sekgoila712/
Sekaaila711/
Sekgaila711/
Shakiloh711/
Seakgelo711/
Shakoilo711/
Shokoilo711/
Sakila6710,375/
Sekula674,486/
Sikelo674,009/
Sekela673,526/
Sikila67804/
Sakulo67220/
Sokila67184/
Zekelo67177/
Shykhailo67114/
Sokelo6767/
Sicelo6758/
Sakelo6717/
Shakhailo6715/
Cecilo6714/
Zekila6711/
Sekhulloh678/
Seqila678/
Secila677/
Sokulo673/
Siqelo673/
Sicilo672/
Shakhilou672/
Zakilo672/
Chetkailo672/
Jekelo672/
Jikilo672/
Gekelo672/
Sakylo671/
Gikilo671/
Zikilo671/
Shaykhilo671/
Szaakielo671/
Šikilo671/
Seqelo671/
Sequilleo671/
Sékulo671/
Saqilo671/
Secelo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sekilo
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