Kegh Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9571:185,10211,267
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kegh (88) may also be a first name.

Kegh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kegh (Marathi: केघ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kegh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 373,425th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. The last name Kegh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kegh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 88 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 957 people, or 1 in 185,102. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 89 percent reside, Taraba, where 3 percent reside and Kebbi, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Kegh occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Kegh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kegh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kegh last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keigh8930/
Kiegh897/
Keugh892/
Keagh892/
Keg86144/
Keshgh807/
Khecgh801/
Keagph801/
Hkesgh801/
Kegg75961/
Kigh75856/
Keig75523/
Keag75303/
Kekh7566/
Keeg7559/
Kexh758/
Kheg755/
Kehk754/
Keqh753/
Kieg753/
Kehg752/
Keug752/
Keqg751/
Kkeg751/
Cegh751/
Kygh751/
Kesg751/
Kegk751/
Kegq751/
Kegt750/
Kheshgh731/
Kegue67174/
Kekhe67121/
Khekh67102/
Kehec6775/
Kaigh6761/
Keukh6757/
Chegh6721/
Kheyg6715/
Kyogh6711/
Keggs6711/
Keikh676/
Ketkh672/
Kehýk671/
Kecch671/
Kechk671/
Kcecg671/
Kheig671/
Kkeqh671/
Keagz671/
Qeegh671/
Keygs671/
Keuhg671/
Kejgk671/
Keagg670/
Koigh670/
Kiogh670/

Kegh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kegh in the Marathi language
केघkegha-

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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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  • 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 Kegh
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