Kakeni Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Kakeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 112 | 1:72,801 | 9,515 |
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kakeni (23) may also be a first name.
Kakeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakeni (Oriya: କାେକନି) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kakeni.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kakeni is the 956,400th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kakeni reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kakeni is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 72,801. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Northern, where 88 percent reside, Central, where 4 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kakeni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakeni in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେକନି | kaekani | 50 |
| କାେକଣି | kaekani | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Kakeni
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