Sekina Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Sekina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 190 | 1:205,470 | 16,326 |
| Algeria | 164 | 1:235,558 | 25,967 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Şekina (1) are calculated separately.
Sekina (11,930) may also be a first name.
Sekina Demographics
Sekina Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sekina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekina (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﻴﻨﻪ, Hindi: सेकीना, Marathi: सेिकना, Oriya: େସକିନା, Russian: Секина) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Şekina. For other possible spellings of Sekina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekina? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 531,574th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sekina live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 54,411th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 11,930 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 205,470. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 26 percent are found, Arua District, where 25 percent are found and Koboko District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
Sekina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sekina last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekina in the Oriya language | ||
| େସକିନା | esakina | 96.15 |
| େଶକିନା | esakina | 3.85 |
| Sekina in the Hindi language | ||
| सेकीना | sekina | 77.78 |
| सेकिना | sekina | 22.22 |
| Sekina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻜﻴﻨﻪ | skynh | 62.5 |
| ﺳﻜﻴﻨﺔ | skynt | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻜﻴﻨﻪ | alskynh | 12.5 |
| Sekina in the Marathi language | ||
| सेिकना | seikana | 50 |
| सेकीना | sekina | 50 |
| Sekina in the Russian language | ||
| Секина | sekina | - |
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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
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- 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 Sekina
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