Sekya Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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

The surname Sekya (Hindi: सेक्या, Marathi: सेक्या) is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sekya live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sekya is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name Sekya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,038,071. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Tanzania Sekya occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekya912/
Seikya911/
Sekyap911/
Sekaaya831/
Sekyayi831/
Sekeyia831/
Sekaiya831/
Shekhya831/
Sakya8063,100/
Sekia80519/
Sokya8079/
Zekya8037/
Sekja8019/
Sikya808/
Jekya804/
Sekyo801/
Sekyaaya776/
Seekaaya774/
Ssekyayi773/
Ssekaaya771/
Shekaiya771/
Shakya7331,120/
Sakyah73139/
Saikya7396/
Soikya7370/
Sekija7338/
Sakhya7334/
Seikia7317/
Saakya7311/
Saykya7310/
Çekyay7310/
Sikyea737/
Seikyo736/
Chekya736/
Saekia736/
Sekiah735/
Setkia733/
Shikya733/
Shekia733/
Sekiay732/
Shokya732/
Sekkia731/
Sikhya731/
Shekja731/
Ssakya731/
Sekhyo731/
Sekiea731/
Sickya731/
Sekiha731/
Shekyo731/
Ssekyaaya7117/
Ssekkaaya712/
Shekhaiya711/
Sekajja671,142/
Sakhyaa67213/
Sakaiya67119/
Saakyaa6763/
Sikaaya6752/
Soekija6748/
Shikyaa6745/
Shakyaa6741/
Shakhya6727/
Shakkya6710/
Shaakya678/
Sekihai676/
Shaykya676/
Shackya673/
Sekaija673/
Sekaiyo673/
Siekeľa672/
Sokoiya672/
Chekyat672/
Sokaiya671/
Sekhiea671/
Shekjha671/
Shaikya671/
Shokyaa671/
Hsekiah671/
Zekuiya671/
Shekiah671/
Seekeao671/
Chekyha671/
Sekujja671/
Sakoiya671/
Ssekija671/
Shikyah671/
Shekhia671/

Sekya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekya in the Hindi language
सेक्याsekya-
Sekya in the Marathi language
सेक्याsekya-

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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 Sekya
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