Kehek Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kehek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3791:348,94230,203
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Kehek Last Name Facts

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

Kehek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻬﻚ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kehek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kehek is the 675,256th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Kehek are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 348,942. In Indonesia Kehek is mostly concentrated in: West Papua, where 90 percent reside, Papua, where 9 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohek80402/
Kehik80348/
Khiek805/
Kaeek803/
Kahek802/
Kheuk802/
Kaheik7337/
Keaeke7313/
Keyiek739/
Kyekhe736/
Hkehik735/
Khioek733/
Keiyek731/
Kiheck731/
Keehik731/
Kiek67451/
Kyek67197/
Keuk67104/
Khohekh6744/
Kehaike6711/
Kgek674/
Khekova673/
Kehkova671/
Kehigue671/

Kehek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kehek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻬﻚkhk-

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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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  • 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 Kehek
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