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) is most common in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kegni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Kegni is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kegni reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kegni is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 109,889. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 38 percent reside and West Region, where 22 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside and The Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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