Sekiru Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Sekiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 275 | 1:644,155 | 30,300 |
Sekiru (227) may also be a first name.
Sekiru Demographics
Sekiru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sekiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekiru is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekiru is the 950,707th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Sekiru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekiru live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 596,468th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 227 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria Sekiru is most frequent in: Niger, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found.
Sekiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sekiru last name is principally Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekirou | 92 | 8 | / |
| Shekiru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sekairu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ssekairu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheekiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shekairu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sikiru | 83 | 32,456 | / |
| Sakiru | 83 | 3,255 | / |
| Sekuru | 83 | 221 | / |
| Sekeru | 83 | 36 | / |
| Zekiru | 83 | 15 | / |
| Shekairau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shakiru | 77 | 2,119 | / |
| Sikirou | 77 | 1,442 | / |
| Sekereu | 77 | 105 | / |
| Sekeruš | 77 | 65 | / |
| Shikiru | 77 | 49 | / |
| Shekuru | 77 | 45 | / |
| Sakairu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Seekuru | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sikkiru | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sikiruš | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shekeru | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jekirui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Saakiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ssikiru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sekuuru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sikirau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sahkiru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sekerus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikieru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikuiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chekirui | 71 | 42 | / |
| Shekerau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shakairu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sahakiru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sikuiruš | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zekeirus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhurau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakirau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaakiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakhiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sequeiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szekerus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakiru | 67 | 3,672 | / |
| Sakuru | 67 | 804 | / |
| Sakeru | 67 | 666 | / |
| Sikuru | 67 | 267 | / |
| Sokuru | 67 | 43 | / |
| Zikiru | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sikeru | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zekeru | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gikiru | 67 | 18 | / |
| Saqiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cikiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sequeirus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shakhirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeqiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheekirou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sekiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis