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

The surname Kehek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻬﻚ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kehek is the 675,256th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Kehek 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.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 348,942. In Indonesia Kehek is primarily found in: West Papua, where 90 percent live, Papua, where 9 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 1 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Kehek is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

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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  • 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 Kehek
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