Sekota Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Lesotho611:33,3216,091
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Sekota (36) may also be a first name.

Sekota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekota occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekota? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,189,614th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekota live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sekota is also the 1,717,090th most common given name on earth, held by 36 people.

The last name Sekota is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 45 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Free State, where 16 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 31 percent are found and Botswana, where 25 percent are found.

Sekota Last Name Statistics demography

Sekota earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.56% less than the national average, earning R 74,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekgota921,973/
Sekhota9266/
Sekoeta9231/
Seykota9213/
Sekotha9213/
Shekota929/
Sejkota923/
Sekotta922/
Sekouta921/
Seekota921/
Sekgotha86238/
Sekhotha8621/
Schekota8616/
Sekhoita861/
Sakota8318,198/
Sikota834,236/
Sekoto831,697/
Sokota831,081/
Seketa83653/
Sekata83154/
Cekota83102/
Sekuta8357/
Sekoti8349/
Sekote8316/
Secota832/
Jekota831/
Shchekota8090/
Shekkotha803/
Sekhoto772,807/
Sheketa77637/
Sekgoto77537/
Seekoti77421/
Sikhota77241/
Sekouti77187/
Shokota77168/
Shykota7789/
Shikota7779/
Shekuta7749/
Shakota7742/
Sakotai7742/
Secketa7732/
Sekhuta7731/
Sekgote7729/
Sokouta7723/
Sokotai7720/
Soekoto7719/
Sekotho7713/
Shekoti7712/
Sekhata7712/
Sekauta7711/
Seketea7710/
Sikotai7710/
Djekota779/
Seketai777/
Sekguta777/
Seketha776/
Ssekote776/
Sekoeti776/
Sekatah775/
Sekheta775/
Sekatta775/
Sakouta775/
Sokotha775/
Sekgata775/
Ssekata774/
Sekhote774/
Seaketa774/
Sekouty774/
Saikota773/
Seykoti773/
Szeketa773/
Sekuuta773/
Sikotha773/
Shekote772/
Shekata772/
Sekoote772/
Sakhota771/
Sikotah771/
Sekatau771/
Sekatha771/
Sekeeta771/
Sekoute771/
Sikotaa771/
Ssekoto771/
Saekata771/
Sakotea771/
Sekooti771/
Sekatas771/
Szakota771/
Cekgota771/
Sokoita771/
Sekuoto771/
Seekote771/
Seekuta771/
Seakote771/
Syokota771/
Seketay770/
Sokotta770/
Sekgothe711,151/
Sekhotho71363/
Sekkouti71294/
Sikhotha71236/
Sekgotho7195/
Sekhatea7191/
Sheekoti7188/
Sekhatah7166/
Sekhatha7161/
Sekhothe7147/
Schikota7115/
Sekhoete7115/
Sekhatai7112/
Sekhatau7112/
Sekhutha7110/
Sekkouty719/
Sekoutou718/
Ssekatta718/
Sekgothi718/
Sheikuta718/
Sekhataj717/
Saekatta713/
Sekhatat713/
Sekhetha713/
Sikgotha713/
Ssekooto712/
Ssekuuta712/
Shekhata711/
Shekooti711/
Shekutha711/
Sekoutte711/
Shekotti711/
Siekoute711/
Ssekoote711/
Ssekotte711/
Sekhatap711/
Sekatash711/
Chekotay711/
Sekatahe711/
Sekgatha711/
Sekotjhe711/
Sekuotho711/
Sheketha710/
Sheketta710/
Sakata67111,579/
Sekate673,350/
Sekati672,761/
Saketa672,215/
Sikoti672,070/
Sokoto671,663/
Šakota671,018/
Sikuta67722/
Zakota67675/
Šeketa67574/
Cikota67525/
Sacota67217/
Siketa67210/
Sikote67205/
Seketo67173/
Cekuta67167/
Sekute67150/
Cecota67140/
Secote67119/
Sokata67102/
Sakoto6796/
Sikata6788/
Sykuta6772/
Sikoto6767/
Sekuti6751/
Sekato6749/
Gekata6747/
Zeketa6745/
Socota6743/
Shchykota6742/
Socata6741/
Secoti6736/
Seqeta6736/
Shchikota6727/
Sikoty6723/
Gekoto6721/
Cykota6720/
Sekuto6720/
Zokota6716/
Jekata6714/
Zekoto678/
Sek'hothi678/
Sekhathea675/
Sikhothai674/
Sekuty674/
Secata673/
Cekata673/
Xikota673/
Sekhatauh673/
Soqeta672/
Secuta672/
Cekoti671/
Schekatha671/
Shekhataj671/
Secotă671/
Shaikkota671/
Šikota671/
Soketa671/
Shchekoti671/
Shchekoto671/
Ssekataha671/
Ssekataya671/
Seqata671/
Sekhataph671/
Sakkottai671/
Segkootod671/
Sicota671/

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Footnotes

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