Sekotlo Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekotlo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekotlo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4881:4,165802
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Sekotlo (23) may also be a first name.

Sekotlo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekotlo occurs most in Lesotho. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sekotlo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekotlo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekotlo is the 526,921st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. The surname Sekotlo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekotlo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sekotlo is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 4,165. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Quthing District, where 57 percent are found, Maseru District, where 16 percent are found and Qacha's Nek District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Sekotlo Last Name Statistics demography

Sekotlo earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning R 292,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekhotlo931/
Sekotlou931/
Sekotla8667/
Sekutlo863/
Sikotlo861/
Sokotlo861/
Sekhotla80259/
Sekhutlo80146/
Sekgotla8071/
Seikhutlo751/
Sekhutlho751/
Sikutlo71301/
Sekutla716/
Sekatla713/
Sekhatla6713/
Shekutla677/
Sekhutla677/
Shekatla673/
Sekgutla672/
Sekgatla672/
Seiketla671/
Shikotla671/
Chekotla671/

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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 Sekotlo
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