Sekyewa Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sekyewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekyewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4601:84,8688,954
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Sekyewa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sekyewa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sekyewa occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sekyewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekyewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekyewa is the 645,032nd most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sekyewa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 84,868. In Uganda Sekyewa is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent reside, Kampala District, where 16 percent reside and Luweero District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Sekyewa exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sekyiwa861/
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Sekyiwah806/
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Sakyeva71171/
Sakiewa7153/
Sekiiwa7137/
Sekieva7112/
Sykyeva716/
Sokyeva712/
Sakjewa711/
Sakyiwa711/
Sakyiwaa671,186/
Shakyeva6717/
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Sokhyeva672/
Shekieva672/
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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 Sekyewa
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