Kegei Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kegei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kegei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kegei is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Kegei occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kegei live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya Kegei is mostly concentrated in: Baringo County, where 97 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Kegei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegehi91557/
Kegeai915/
Koegei914/
Keigei911/
Keguehi8312/
Keangei834/
Kogei802,714/
Kagei80938/
Kegye8096/
Kesge8037/
Kegii8035/
Cegei802/
Kegyi802/
Kigei802/
Kegee801/
Kegji801/
Keingeai771/
Kegyes73476/
Kigehi7389/
Kagehi7357/
Kogoei7353/
Kegihe7327/
Kegyer7324/
Kegiyo734/
Keguye733/
Khagei733/
Koigei732/
Kegohe732/
Keguie731/
Keigje731/
Chegei731/
Kisgei731/
Koggei731/
Kesiei731/
Kegohi731/
Kegehe731/
Keegii731/
Keigii731/
Kejgie731/
Kokgei731/
Kőhegyi67558/
Kesehai6714/
Keechie678/
Kejejie672/
Kekgiha671/
Keedjie671/
Keghjoi671/
Kegihoi671/
Kinghei671/
Kesgeer671/
Keseyie671/
Khedgee671/
Kegajhi671/
Kisehei671/

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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 Kegei
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