Sekongo Surname

9,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sekongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast56,4161:40947
Guinea181:657,4341,249
Botswana171:128,64318,229
France141:4,744,480251,814
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sékongo (19) are calculated separately.

Sekongo (2,464) may also be a first name.

Sekongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekongo occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may be found as: Sékongo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekongo is the 9,962nd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 129,040 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sekongo reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sekongo is also the 148,981st most widely held first name globally, borne by 2,464 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 56,416 people, or 1 in 409. In The Ivory Coast Sekongo is most prevalent in: Savanes District, where 66 percent live, Woroba District, where 10 percent live and Vallée du Bandama District, where 7 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

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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 Sekongo
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