Fekeni Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Fekeni (13) may also be a first name.

Fekeni Last Name Facts

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

Fekeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fekeni? popularity and diffusion

Fekeni is the 1,980,395th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fekeni live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

Fekeni is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 33 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.

Fekeni Last Name Statistics demography

Fekeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.9% less than the national average, earning R 100,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fekenis921/
Pfekenyi8613/
Fikeni832,301/
Fekani83151/
Fekene8373/
Fakeni8351/
Fekoni8331/
Vekeni8323/
Fekena8312/
Fekini834/
Fokeni831/
Vekenyi7727/
Fekhani779/
Fekkani774/
Fekoene771/
Faikenai711/
Fakani67346/
Vekani67318/
Fikani67296/
Fekany6771/
Fakini6757/
Fikini6729/
Vekini6728/
Fetkenher6725/
Fokani6719/
Feconi6714/
Fecani6714/
Fecini679/
Fekane678/
Vekeny674/
Fekine673/
Vekoni672/
Fokini672/
Vekene671/
Fokoni671/
Fekéné671/
Fikene670/

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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 Fekeni
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