Sekpe Surname
Approximately 2,555 people bear this surname
Sekpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,666 | 1:106,328 | 7,125 |
| Benin | 655 | 1:15,780 | 2,130 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Sekpe (287) may also be a first name.
Sekpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekpe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekpe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 169,006th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,852,268 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekpe reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sekpe is also the 522,011th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 287 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,666 people, or 1 in 106,328. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 51 percent reside, Benue, where 18 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekpey | 91 | 347 | / |
| Sekpeh | 91 | 134 | / |
| Shekpe | 91 | 22 | / |
| Siekpe | 91 | 20 | / |
| Sekpee | 91 | 12 | / |
| Seekpe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Seikpe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sekpei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sekbpe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sekp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seekpee | 83 | 46 | / |
| Shekpeh | 83 | 36 | / |
| Seekpeh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sekpeth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shiekpe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sokpe | 80 | 1,458 | / |
| Sakpe | 80 | 765 | / |
| Gekpe | 80 | 189 | / |
| Zekpe | 80 | 144 | / |
| Sekpa | 80 | 111 | / |
| Jekpe | 80 | 65 | / |
| Sikpe | 80 | 47 | / |
| Sekpi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cekpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikepe | 73 | 397 | / |
| Djekpe | 73 | 202 | / |
| Shakpe | 73 | 190 | / |
| Shikpe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Sikpee | 73 | 22 | / |
| Saakpe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sakpei | 73 | 16 | / |
| Seikpa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sokpey | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shekpa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sakpeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sekpit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saykpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shekhp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sokpei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sekpai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sakpie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zekpei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seekpy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seycpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaekpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zekper | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seekpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekpeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sokpeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sehkpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Segpie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shakpeh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Secp | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sikephe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sikhepe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Saykpea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sekv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sikp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekhpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saykpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekpee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seikpih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceekpee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seekpaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaakpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cekp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeekpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zekp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sykp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secpher | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sekpe
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