Sekiri Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Sekiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Šekiri (1) are calculated separately.
Sekiri (87) may also be a first name.
Sekiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekiri (Oriya: େସକିରି) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Šekiri. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekiri is the 2,506,728th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sekiri reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 87 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Sekiri is most common in: Bayelsa, where 28 percent reside, Lagos, where 26 percent reside and Rivers, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekiri in the Oriya language | ||
| େସକିରି | esakiri | - |
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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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- 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 Sekiri
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