Sekitan Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sekitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan791:1,618,28225,235
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Sekitan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekitan occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekitan is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sekitan are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Sekitan is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,618,282. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 96 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 1 percent live and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Aside from Japan it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekitan933/
Sikitan8622/
Sekutan863/
Sakitan862/
Sokitan861/
Shikitan8012/
Sokoitan801/
Seketane801/
Sequitan801/
Shakitan801/
Seketang801/
Sekhetane7515/
Sikuitang751/
Djekoitan751/
Secutan718/
Sikutan715/
Saketan712/
Siketang67221/
Saquitan67183/
Sakhiton6721/
Zikitane672/
Siquitan672/
Sakeetan671/
Djikitan671/
Sakaiton671/
Siketanc671/
Schecketang670/

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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 Sekitan
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