Kakeya Surname
Approximately 2,254 people bear this surname
Kakeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,674 | 1:76,371 | 5,230 |
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Zambia | 100 | 1:158,499 | 11,214 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Kakeya (650) may also be a first name.
Kakeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakeya (Bengali: কৈকেয়া, Oriya: କେକୟା) is found most in Japan. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakeya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 187,667th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,233,161 people. The surname Kakeya is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kakeya reside; 74 percent reside in East Asia and 74 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kakeya is also the 325,842nd most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 650 people.
The surname Kakeya is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,674 people, or 1 in 76,371. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 44 percent reside, Okayama Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kakeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakeya in the Bengali language | ||
| কৈকেয়া | kaikeya | - |
| Kakeya in the Oriya language | ||
| କେକୟା | kekaya | 96.01 |
| କେକୟାତାି | kekayatai | 2.76 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 0.61 |
| କାେକୟା | kaekaya | 0.31 |
| କଲଯ୍ାରୀ | kalayari | 0.31 |
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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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- 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 Kakeya
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