Sekuye Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Sekuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sekuye (43) may also be a first name.
Sekuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekuye is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekuye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sekuye reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 43 people.
The surname Sekuye is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Sekuye is most numerous in: Kamwenge District, where 27 percent are found, Kampala District, where 19 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 15 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Sekuye
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