Sekwat Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Sekwat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sekwat (10) may also be a first name.
Sekwat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekwat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekwat occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekwat? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sekwat reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sekwat is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 45 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 18 percent reside and Moyo District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekwate | 92 | 22 | / |
| Sekhwat | 92 | 9 | / |
| Shekwat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shekhwat | 86 | 43 | / |
| Sekwathe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shekwate | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakwat | 83 | 10 | / |
| Secwat | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sekuat | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sikwat | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sekwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwathe | 80 | 271 | / |
| Sakkwat | 77 | 51 | / |
| Shakwat | 77 | 13 | / |
| Saekuat | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shikwat | 77 | 9 | / |
| Seckuat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sahkwat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Segwate | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sikwate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikwatt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shikwate | 71 | 20 | / |
| Segwathe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siegwast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sicwat | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sakwad | 67 | 79 | / |
| Sikuat | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sequat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sakuat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Segbat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gekwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siegwauth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sagwat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sekwat
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