Sesela Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Sesela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 161 | 1:328,830 | 24,745 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sesela (65) may also be a first name.
Sesela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sesela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sesela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sesela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,177,228th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Sesela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sesela reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sesela is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 65 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 328,830. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 93 percent live, Lindi Region, where 2 percent live and Mara Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
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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 Sesela
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