Kegna Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kegna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kegna (24) may also be a first name.

Kegna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kegna is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kegna is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Kegna occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kegna live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Kegna is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Kegna is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 94 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Kegna occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keigna9125/
Keugna918/
Kiegna912/
Kegnah911/
Keingna832/
Kegne802,001/
Cegna80297/
Kagna80236/
Kegni80197/
Kogna8035/
Kegno806/
Kegny801/
Kigna801/
Keugne73462/
Keugni73368/
Kuigna7335/
Kegney7332/
Keigne7313/
Kiegni733/
Kognay733/
Kacgna732/
Kegnie732/
Kehgne731/
Kognah731/
Keugno731/
Chegna731/
Koigna731/
Kaigna731/
Keigni731/
Kekgne731/
Khagna731/
Keegne731/
Keagni731/
Kagnay731/
Kaggna731/
Kajgna731/
Keagne731/
Keingne6729/
Keghnyi6722/
Kuingna6716/
Keigney677/
Kaginna673/
Keingni672/
Kishgna672/
Keignie671/
Keagnou671/
Kehegne671/
Khagnah671/
Keagney671/
Keigner670/

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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 Kegna
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