Sendeka Surname
Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname
Sendeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 668 | 1:79,254 | 8,159 |
| Zimbabwe | 260 | 1:59,378 | 8,995 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
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 carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sendeka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sendeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sendeka is the 342,318th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sendeka reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sendeka is also the 825,494th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 127 people.
Sendeka is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 79,254. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 72 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Sendeka
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