Kegame Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kegame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kegame (31) may also be a first name.

Kegame Last Name Facts

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

Kegame is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Kegame occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kegame live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kegame is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Hela, where 50 percent reside and Madang, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegam9154/
Keghameh863/
Kagame837,053/
Kigame83294/
Kegham83154/
Kogame839/
Cegame838/
Keegam834/
Keugam833/
Kegama833/
Kegome832/
Khegam831/
Kygame831/
Keegham7795/
Khagame7774/
Khogame7729/
Keigama7723/
Kaigame7717/
Kehegam7713/
Kegoume777/
Keygama772/
Kaegome771/
Chegame771/
Kiegham771/
Kahgame771/
Kagaame771/
Kaghame771/
Kigam73122/
Kegom7313/
Cegam734/
Keanngam7140/
Keangami714/
Khenngam714/
Keegoume711/
Khagameh711/
Kheyngam711/
Keingham711/
Kagami6723,286/
Kegoum67278/
Kogami67169/
Kigham67111/
Kogome6781/
Kigome6775/
Kigami6760/
Kigeme6740/
Kagome6740/
Kigama6728/
Kaigam6728/
Koigam6719/
Kageme6718/
Chegam6717/
Keugom6716/
Kegoma677/
Kigime676/
Kegiyamma673/
Kuigam671/
Cagame671/

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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 Kegame
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