Sekyere Surname
Approximately 15,413 people bear this surname
Sekyere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 15,101 | 1:1,789 | 302 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Sekyere (1,708) may also be a first name.
Sekyere Demographics
Average Sekyere Salary in
United States
$32,121 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sekyere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekyere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekyere is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekyere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,390th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 472,818 people. The last name Sekyere is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sekyere reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 185,866th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 1,708 people.
The last name Sekyere is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 15,101 people, or 1 in 1,789. Barring Ghana it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Sekyere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sekyere surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.09% registered with the party.
The amount Sekyere earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.56% less than the national average, earning $32,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning $42,004 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekyereh | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ssekyere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sekeyere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sekyer | 92 | 23 | / |
| Sekoere | 86 | 386 | / |
| Sekgere | 86 | 44 | / |
| Sekeire | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sekyera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekeyre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shekyer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekyeraa | 80 | 554 | / |
| Sekyireh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sekayera | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sekawere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekuyier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssekyera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekare | 77 | 68 | / |
| Sekire | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sekjer | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sikyer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ssekawere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekaweree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekare | 71 | 2,317 | / |
| Gekiere | 71 | 721 | / |
| Sekhare | 71 | 473 | / |
| Sekiera | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sekeira | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sikoere | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sekeara | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sekeyra | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sekoure | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssekijjere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seqyera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekkare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jekiere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zekyeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shekire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seakare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siekiera | 67 | 1,900 | / |
| Shekhare | 67 | 1,524 | / |
| Seakarea | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sheskier | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gekieree | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sequeire | 67 | 12 | / |
| Szekiera | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sekayiri | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sequiere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shekaree | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zikiyere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seekaree | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheekare | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sekayira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seakaree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekkoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekeira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekhger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekueriy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seikoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekiera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shakyire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikayire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssekijjeere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekayara | 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 Sekyere
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