Sekya Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Sekya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 51 | 1:1,038,071 | 45,916 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sekya (51) may also be a first name.
Sekya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sekya (Hindi: सेक्या, Marathi: सेक्या) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sekya live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 51 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,038,071. In Tanzania Sekya is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Sekya is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekya in the Hindi language | ||
| सेक्या | sekya | - |
| Sekya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेक्या | sekya | - |
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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 Sekya
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