Gekeke Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Gekeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gekeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gekeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gekeke is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gekeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Gekeke occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gekeke reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe Gekeke is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 59 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeke | 91 | 10,958 | / |
| Gekek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gieskeke | 86 | 3 | / |
| Goekecke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekeke | 83 | 99 | / |
| Yekeke | 83 | 48 | / |
| Ekekeh | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ekeeke | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ekekie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Eekeke | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gokeke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekeuke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekekee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngekek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekeake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekeket | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekkeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gikeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ezkeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gekeka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zekeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gieskeker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Edkeker | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekeakhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhekhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekiekie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gakekeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahkeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heukeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeiket | 77 | 1 | / |
| Geskeky | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ikeke | 73 | 1,458 | / |
| Ekeka | 73 | 464 | / |
| Gecek | 73 | 57 | / |
| Ekike | 73 | 46 | / |
| Sekek | 73 | 41 | / |
| Gekik | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ekeki | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ekece | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sekhekhe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Sekike | 67 | 421 | / |
| Ikeike | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hekike | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ikekea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ekekai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ikeker | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sekeki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sekeqe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jikeke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikeake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekioke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sikeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekeaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekekis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jekeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekeqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikekeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekitke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekekha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gechek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeked | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geekic | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gekeke
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