Kehing Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kehing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kehing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kehing occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kehing live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Kehing is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 86 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahing83133/
Koeing83101/
Kihing8364/
Khieng8347/
Kohing8323/
Keheng8313/
Khiing8311/
Keeing832/
Keuing832/
Kyhing831/
Keuhng831/
Kaeing831/
Keoing831/
Kiesshing801/
Kohaing7719/
Khiheng776/
Khiyong773/
Chehing772/
Keaeing772/
Kahying771/
Kihiong771/
Kihieng771/
Kießing771/
Keijing771/
Kohinng770/
Kieting770/
Keung7312,737/
Kieng731,053/
Kiing73276/
Kyeng73203/
Kying739/
Köing731/
Kiessing719/
Kieszing711/
Chieng672,660/
Kiyong67405/
Koheng67131/
Kioeng6754/
Chiing6726/
Kijing6724/
Kijeng6722/
Kjeang6712/
Kaheng6710/
Kyheng676/
Cohing676/
Kiheng674/
Kiiong672/
Kyoeng672/
Kyiong672/
Keungc672/
Ki'ing671/
Kheung671/
Kuieng671/
Kiesingue671/
Kaoing671/
Keaeng671/
Keunng671/
Kyoing671/
Ceeing671/
Kioing670/
Caeing670/
Kiesng670/

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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 Kehing
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