Sekono Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sekono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sekono (30) may also be a first name.

Sekono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekono is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sekono.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekono? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Sekono occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sekono are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name Sekono is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Limpopo, where 39 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Sekono Last Name Statistics demography

Sekono earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.18% less than the national average, earning R 49,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekongo9256,475/
Ssekono9272/
Soekono9253/
Sekhono926/
Sekkono923/
Sekonou922/
Sekgono921/
Shekono921/
Ssekkono8613/
Ssekongo863/
Sekonnou861/
Sekano832,096/
Sakono83231/
Sekona83230/
Sikono8311/
Sekeno8310/
Sokono837/
Secono831/
Gekono831/
Sikongo772,094/
Sekoena77164/
Seikano77134/
Sekonga7780/
Secongo7775/
Shikono7759/
Shekano7725/
Sékongo7719/
Sekgona7715/
Sokhono7712/
Sekenoi7710/
Sekonas7710/
Sekonah779/
Sikhono779/
Sokonoi778/
Shokono775/
Siekuno774/
Sekgano774/
Sokonou774/
Sakhono772/
Sekouna772/
Sekhano772/
Sekonna772/
Shakono771/
Shekona771/
Ssekano771/
Sakonno771/
Sekaano771/
Gekonho771/
Sekenoh771/
Seekano771/
Seykuno771/
Shikongo7120,330/
Seakgano71514/
Sikoongo71497/
Sokonnou7143/
Ssekoona719/
Shekhona712/
Secoungo712/
Shikhono712/
Shekonga712/
Sekounga711/
Shekhano711/
Sikoonno711/
Sekhouna711/
Zekounou711/
Siekanos711/
Segkouna711/
Sakano6728,608/
Sokona671,088/
Sikona67538/
Sekana67433/
Sokano67133/
Sakhonnoi67129/
Sekena6794/
Gikono6794/
Secano6771/
Sakona6769/
Sekuna6763/
Segkounas6724/
Sikano6719/
Sekená6716/
Secona677/
Sokeno677/
Zekuno675/
Zokono675/
Shikhongo674/
Gekona673/
Sikuno671/
Shokohyno671/
Shikongoo671/
Gecono671/
Djekonhou671/
Djekounou671/
Zakono671/
Secuno671/

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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 Sekono
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