Sendeka Surname

342,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sendeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sendeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6681:79,2548,159
Zimbabwe2601:59,3788,995
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658

Sendeka (127) may also be a first name.

Sendeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sendeka is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sendeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sendeka is the 342,318th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname Sendeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sendeka live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sendeka is also the 825,494th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 127 people.

The last name Sendeka is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 668 people, or 1 in 79,254. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 72 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Sendeka
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