Kakene Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kakene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Zambia2871:55,2265,097
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kakene (397) may also be a first name.

Kakene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻛﻦ, Marathi: काकेणे) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kakene is the 373,745th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname Kakene is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakene live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kakene is also the 433,463rd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 397 people.

The last name Kakene is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 135,063. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Kakene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kakene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kakene surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakenge921,833/
Kakiene9227/
Kakegne9225/
Katkene9221/
Kakenje921/
Kaikenge864/
Kaukiene862/
Kaukenge861/
Kackiene861/
Kakane83935/
Kakine83417/
Kakena83359/
Kakeni83273/
Kakone83189/
Kekene83156/
Kokene8337/
Kakean834/
Kacene832/
Kakeny832/
Kakäne831/
Kakhen830/
Kokenge77306/
Kakengi77236/
Kaikeni77189/
Kokenes77186/
Kökener7764/
Kakanei7754/
Koukene7710/
Kaikane778/
Kakenyi778/
Kakhane777/
Kakaney776/
Kakaine775/
Kaikena775/
Kaikine774/
Kackane774/
Kekiene773/
Kaskine773/
Kakeena773/
Kakiena772/
Kakanne772/
Kaukone771/
Kakanee771/
Kakhone771/
Kakkeni771/
Kadkine771/
Keakine771/
Khakean771/
Kgokene771/
Kaskein771/
Kaikone771/
Kakegni771/
Kakeina771/
Kaekane771/
Kahkone771/
Kakoine771/
Kakonea771/
Kakeuni771/
Kakigne771/
Kakkane771/
Kakyone771/
Kahcene771/
Kaikean771/
Kakinet771/
Kakeenh771/
Keakean771/
Katkhen771/
Khakhane71603/
Khadkeni71119/
Koekoene7127/
Kakesing7124/
Khaikine719/
Kaykesen718/
Kachkine717/
Khaskine717/
Cackener715/
Kaketing715/
Kokkenes712/
Khakheni712/
Kaukaney711/
Kahkoney711/
Kakeesim711/
Khakineh711/
Khachene711/
Kaukanne711/
Khazkine711/
Kakahane711/
Kaykhine711/
Khakheun711/
Khatkhen711/
Caskener710/
Kockenge710/
Kakani6727,248/
Kokane6726,164/
Kekane672,312/
Kokena67502/
Kakini67257/
Kekenj67181/
Kakoni67151/
Kokeny67135/
Cakane67107/
Kacane6788/
Kokone6784/
Kakain6783/
Kocane6775/
Kekeni6764/
Kokeni6745/
Kökeny6743/
Kokhen6736/
Kakanj6730/
Kekone6728/
Kokine6726/
Kekine6712/
Kakoin6710/
Kakony679/
Kakhin678/
Kakeim675/
Khaichene675/
Qekane674/
Kacone673/
Qakane673/
Kakuin672/
Cakeni672/
Kokean671/
Keqane671/
Kakiny671/
Kokein671/
Kocene671/
Qokane671/
Qakeni671/
Kacean671/
Caskenett670/

Kakene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻛﻦkakn-
Kakene in the Marathi language
काकेणेkakene-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kakene
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