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/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekpe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 169,006th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,852,268 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekpe are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 522,011th most common first name worldwide, held by 287 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,666 people, or 1 in 106,328. In Nigeria Sekpe is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Benue, where 18 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Sekpe exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis