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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekyen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Sekyen occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sekyen reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 174,466th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,898 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Sekyen is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 50 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and Singapore, where 13 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis