Sekyen Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sekyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Sekyen (1,898) may also be a first name.
Sekyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekyen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sekyen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekyen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sekyen live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sekyen is also the 174,466th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,898 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Sekyen is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent are found and Plateau, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Singapore, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekyene | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sekeyen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ssekyene | 86 | 58 | / |
| Sekhuyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekhoyen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakyen | 83 | 208 | / |
| Sekien | 83 | 175 | / |
| Sekean | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sekeen | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sekoen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sekuen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sekeun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sokyen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sekoyan | 77 | 185 | / |
| Sekeyan | 77 | 162 | / |
| Sekayan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Sekuyan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sekayun | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sekawen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Seckien | 77 | 4 | / |
| Szekuen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shekeyn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekhaen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikyoen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shekoyan | 71 | 912 | / |
| Shekeine | 71 | 131 | / |
| Sekehine | 71 | 48 | / |
| Shhekean | 71 | 20 | / |
| Shekhean | 71 | 17 | / |
| Seskiene | 71 | 12 | / |
| Seikiene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shekiyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sekehina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekayine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekayane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikoen | 67 | 171 | / |
| Sekoun | 67 | 131 | / |
| Sikaen | 67 | 91 | / |
| Shekhoyan | 67 | 80 | / |
| Sheikheen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Secgen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chekiyeng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sakien | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sekyim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sekuin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jekien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Secean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seqein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Secuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssekayina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekheyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhajhen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zekien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokyin | 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 Sekyen
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