Kega Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Kega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 112 | 1:72,801 | 9,515 |
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kega (414) may also be a first name.
Kega Demographics
Kega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kega (Hindi: केगा, Marathi: केगा, Oriya: େକଗ, Russian: Кега) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 653,013th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kega are found; 26 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 24 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kega is also the 422,632nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 414 people.
This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 72,801. In Papua New Guinea Kega is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 71 percent reside, Northern, where 13 percent reside and National Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kega exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.
Kega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kega has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kega surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kega last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kega earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.33% less than the national average, earning R 42,000 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kega in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଗ | ekaga | - |
| Kega in the Marathi language | ||
| केगा | kega | - |
| Kega in the Hindi language | ||
| केगा | kega | 97.44 |
| केग | kega | 2.56 |
| Kega in the Russian language | ||
| Кега | kega | - |
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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 Kega
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