Kecaño Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Kecaño Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kecaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Peru21:15,892,06251,966

The alternate forms: Kecano (2) are calculated separately.

Kecaño Last Name Facts

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

Kecaño is more frequently found in Bolivia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Kecano. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kecaño? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kecaño occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kecaño reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Andean South America.

The last name Kecaño is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,123,287. In Bolivia it is primarily concentrated in: Chuquisaca Department, where 80 percent are found and Potosi Department, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Bolivia Kecaño occurs in one country. It also occurs in Peru, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kecano942/
Keccaño925/
Ckeccaño861/
Kceccaño861/
Kicaño8311/
Kekaño832/
Cecaño831/
Kecaña831/
Kqueccaño8012/
Quecaño77756/
Ccecaño774/
Ceccaño774/
Kiecano771/
Keccaña771/
Qqecaño771/
Qeccaño771/
Cceccaño71110/
Queccaño71108/
Qquecaño7168/
Qqeccaño712/
Keachano711/
Cchecaño711/
Qqueccaño67939/
Cocaño6740/
Kecana6714/
Kesano677/
Cacaño675/
Ketchanou673/
Kacano672/
Kekano672/
Kejano672/
Kezano672/
Cecaña671/
Qquekcaño671/

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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 Kecaño
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