Kechana Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kechana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kechana (7) may also be a first name.
Kechana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kechana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kechana (Hindi: केचाना) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kechana.
How Common Is The Last Name Kechana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Kechana occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kechana are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 7 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and Switzerland, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kechana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kechana in the Hindi language | ||
| केचाना | kecana | - |
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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 Kechana
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