Kegni Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Kegni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 189 | 1:109,889 | 12,825 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keugni | 91 | 368 | / |
| Kiegni | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kegnie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Keigni | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keagni | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keghnyi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Keingni | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keignie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kegne | 80 | 2,001 | / |
| Kogni | 80 | 805 | / |
| Kagni | 80 | 619 | / |
| Kegna | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kigni | 80 | 18 | / |
| Cegni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kegny | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keugne | 73 | 462 | / |
| Chegni | 73 | 114 | / |
| Koegny | 73 | 56 | / |
| Kegney | 73 | 32 | / |
| Keigna | 73 | 25 | / |
| Koigni | 73 | 18 | / |
| Keigne | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kakgni | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiegna | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kekgne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keegne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kighni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehgne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keagne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaegny | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koegne | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keingne | 67 | 29 | / |
| Koingni | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keigney | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chegnyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chegnui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigeeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuignie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaegnuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keagney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigner | 67 | 0 | / |
Kegni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kegni in the Russian language | ||
| Кэгни | kegni | - |
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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 Kegni
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