Sekple Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sekple Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1031:100,34611,409
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sekple Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekple has its highest incidence in Benin. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekple? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sekple reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Sekple is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 100,346. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 86 percent reside, Collines Department, where 7 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Benin Sekple is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekpele9227/
Sekpley921/
Sakple8331/
Sekpla833/
Gekplee771/
Chekple771/
Sikepele713/
Saykplle711/
Sikepile711/
Sokpli671/
Sakpelli5730/
Sakpilly573/
Chekpelli534/
Shakpelli531/
Chikpelleh501/
Sacply501/

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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
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  • 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 Sekple
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