Sekwai Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sekwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia601:73,4766,204
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Sekwai (173) may also be a first name.

Sekwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sekwai is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekwai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sekwai live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 694,534th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 173 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 73,476. In Liberia Sekwai is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 82 percent live, Montserrado County, where 17 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Sekwai Last Name Statistics demography

Sekwai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.74% less than the national average, earning R 64,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekwayi924/
Shekwai921/
Sekwa91659/
Sekwi918/
Shekwayi867/
Sekhwayi862/
Sekgwaie861/
Shekwa831,212/
Segwai83606/
Sekgwa83307/
Sikwai8382/
Sakwai8350/
Seakwa8346/
Sekwei8311/
Saekwa835/
Ssekwa834/
Seekwa832/
Shekwi831/
Sekwad831/
Sehkwa831/
Sokwai831/
Seukwa831/
Soekwa831/
Sxekwa831/
Seekwi831/
Seakgwa77357/
Sikhwai77114/
Sikwayi77106/
Sekwayo7776/
Shakwai7710/
Seakhwa7710/
Segwayi777/
Sohkwai775/
Sheakwa775/
Sakwaji774/
Sokwayi772/
Sahkwai771/
Seikwah771/
Chekwai771/
Shikwai771/
Sakkwai771/
Sokwaia771/
Shenkwi771/
Djekwai771/
Seehkwa771/
Seekhwa771/
Sakwa7314,348/
Sikwa731,690/
Jekwa73836/
Sakwi73456/
Sokwa73281/
Sekwe73280/
Sekua7368/
Segwa7366/
Gekwa7325/
Sekui7323/
Cekwi7315/
Cekwa733/
Jekwi732/
Secwa732/
Sikwi732/
Zekwa732/
Sokwi731/
Zekwi731/
Segwi731/
Shekwoya7145/
Sikhwayi7141/
Shengwai7129/
Shekwaye7120/
Shekwayo717/
Chekwais717/
Shekwgau716/
Shekwoio715/
Shekwoji713/
Zhekwayi712/
Shakwayi711/
Sehkwoji711/
Shekwaya711/
Shengkwi711/
Ssekwaja711/
Ssekwiya711/
Sekhweia711/
Seckwith710/
Saekua67719/
Shakwa67401/
Ssekwe67291/
Saikwa67153/
Zakwai6797/
Shikwa6769/
Segway6755/
Sekgwe6749/
Saekui6745/
Shegwa6745/
Sakwah6724/
Sakway6724/
Sikewa6724/
Saakwa6723/
Seugwa6723/
Sekuie6723/
Suikwa6722/
Sokwei6721/
Seakwe6720/
Sikhwa6720/
Shekua6716/
Sogwai6713/
Sagwai6713/
Soikwa6712/
Shikwi6711/
Sakwei679/
Secwat679/
Seguai679/
Sikewi678/
Shakwi676/
Szejkwisz676/
Seakua676/
Sakgwa676/
Sigwai675/
Djekwa674/
Segwae674/
Sikwae673/
Sikwah672/
Sakkwa672/
Siekwe672/
Ssegwa672/
Ssakwa672/
Seggwa672/
Gekwit672/
Seekua672/
Cekwae672/
Gekwad671/
Saykwa671/
Shekhwaja671/
Shekui671/
Segwas671/
Sikwau671/
Seaqui671/
Jeikwa671/
Sequai671/
Shekwohea671/
Shokwa671/
Zeikwa671/
Seagwa671/
Jekwad671/
Ziekwa671/
Zekwau671/
Zeukwi671/
Seukwe671/
Sikwui671/
Ssokwa671/
Sakwea671/
Segbai671/
Segwih671/
Sekuić671/
Sekwet671/
Sekweu671/
Chekwayis671/
Sahkwa671/
Tjekwa671/
Seekui671/
Scikwa671/
Xhekwa671/
Seakui671/

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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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  • 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 Sekwai
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