Sekoto Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sekoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1501:47,1115,995
Lesotho3841:5,2931,084
Botswana1491:14,6772,860
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sekoto (179) may also be a first name.

Sekoto Last Name Facts

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

Sekoto is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,740th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,294,370 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekoto live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sekoto is also the 681,368th most widely held first name globally, held by 179 people.

Sekoto is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,150 people, or 1 in 47,111. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Free State, where 30 percent reside and North West, where 18 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 23 percent reside and Botswana, where 9 percent reside.

Sekoto Last Name Statistics demography

Sekoto earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.45% less than the national average, earning R 200,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekhoto922,807/
Sekgoto92537/
Soekoto9219/
Sekotho9213/
Sekuoto921/
Ssekoto921/
Sekhotho86363/
Sekgotho8695/
Sekoutou868/
Ssekooto862/
Sekuotho861/
Sokoto831,663/
Sekota83199/
Seketo83173/
Sakoto8396/
Sikoto8367/
Sekato8349/
Gekoto8321/
Sekuto8320/
Zekoto838/
Segkootod801/
Shchekoto801/
Sekgota771,973/
Sheketo77183/
Sekhuto77181/
Shokoto7776/
Shakoto7768/
Sekhota7766/
Sekoeta7731/
Shekuto7726/
Sikhoto7722/
Sikgoto7721/
Sekhato7720/
Sokotoh7720/
Shikoto7715/
Sekotha7713/
Seykota7713/
Shekota779/
Sekheto775/
Seqhoto774/
Sokhoto773/
Sejkota773/
Ssekato772/
Secotto772/
Chekoto772/
Sekotta772/
Djekoto771/
Saikoto771/
Tjekoto771/
Seekota771/
Sekouta771/
Sikotho771/
Sokotho771/
Gekotou771/
Sekgotha71238/
Sekhotha7121/
Schekota7116/
Sikhotho7112/
Sikgotho718/
Sekhatoh716/
Ssekaato714/
Schokoto711/
Seikgato711/
Sekhatoi711/
Sokoutou711/
Sekhoita711/
Jsecouto711/
Sakota6718,198/
Sikota674,236/
Sacoto672,862/
Sokota671,081/
Seketa67653/
Secato67430/
Sakato67385/
Sekata67154/
Cekota67102/
Shchekota6790/
Siketo6764/
Sekuta6757/
Sikato6755/
Sikuto6736/
Zikoto6735/
Saketo6734/
Socoto6719/
Zakoto6716/
Zokoto6715/
Cikoto6715/
Sicoto676/
Secuto675/
Sokato674/
Shekkotha673/
Socato673/
Cecoto672/
Secota672/
Djekoutou672/
Seqeto671/
Zekato671/
Jekota671/
Secotă671/

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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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  • 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 Sekoto
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