Sekiwa Surname
Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname
Sekiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,103 | 1:115,906 | 6,584 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sekiwa (254) may also be a first name.
Sekiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekiwa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 308,931st most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Sekiwa live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sekiwa is also the 559,024th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 254 people.
The surname Sekiwa is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 115,906. In Japan Sekiwa is most common in: Saitama Prefecture, where 48 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Not including Japan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekaiwa | 92 | 56 | / |
| Sekhiwa | 92 | 28 | / |
| Ssekiwa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sekeiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ssekiswa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ssekaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakiwa | 83 | 145 | / |
| Sekewa | 83 | 139 | / |
| Seciwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Sekuwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sekiwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sokiwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ssekisswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikiwat | 77 | 395 | / |
| Sakiewa | 77 | 53 | / |
| Sakaiwa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Saekewa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Shikiwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sechiwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sekieva | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sokhiwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shekuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chekiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sekaiwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sikaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikhiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikiwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekihua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shokiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekyowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saikiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekibağ | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekijwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikhiwat | 71 | 234 | / |
| Sekibaha | 71 | 233 | / |
| Ssekaiba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shekieva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shikiwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djekaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhhiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sechiwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssekeywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seykieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakhiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikiwe | 67 | 273 | / |
| Sakuwa | 67 | 203 | / |
| Sikuwa | 67 | 199 | / |
| Zekewa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Shekibaha | 67 | 80 | / |
| Sakewa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sikewa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sekewe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sakiva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sokiva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Saqiwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zakiwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sokuwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jikiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sikiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekhieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sykiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakuiwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekewa | 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 Sekiwa
- 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