Kegni Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kegni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1891:109,88912,825
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kegni (35) may also be a first name.

Kegni Last Name Facts

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

Kegni (Russian: Кэгни) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kegni.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Kegni occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kegni are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 35 people.

Kegni is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 109,889. In Cameroon Kegni is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 38 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found and West Region, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keugni91368/
Kiegni913/
Kegnie912/
Keigni911/
Keagni911/
Keghnyi8322/
Keingni832/
Keignie831/
Kegne802,001/
Kogni80805/
Kagni80619/
Kegna8023/
Kigni8018/
Cegni801/
Kegny801/
Keugne73462/
Chegni73114/
Koegny7356/
Kegney7332/
Keigna7325/
Koigni7318/
Keigne7313/
Kakgni732/
Kiegna732/
Kekgne731/
Keegne731/
Kighni731/
Kehgne731/
Keagne731/
Kaegny730/
Koegne730/
Keingne6729/
Koingni6713/
Keigney677/
Chegnyi675/
Chegnui672/
Kigeeni671/
Kehegne671/
Kuignie671/
Kaegnuy671/
Keagney671/
Keigner670/

Kegni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kegni in the Russian language
Кэгниkegni-

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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 Kegni
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