Sekwela Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sekwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626

Sekwela (20) may also be a first name.

Sekwela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekwela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekwela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekwela is the 1,214,709th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sekwela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Sekwela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa Sekwela is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 38 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found.

Sekwela Last Name Statistics demography

Sekwela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning R 208,968 per year.

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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 Sekwela
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