Kekana Surname

10,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kekana Surname User-submission:

The Kekana surname is Zulu name, derived from Gegana. Gega means growing. As one of the kings children fled from the Zulu tribe because of succession rivalry, he landed in Zimbabwe.

The clan started growing (gega) and called themselves Gegana.

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Kekana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa53,7111:1,00988
Lesotho1741:11,6812,622
India1151:6,670,134150,358
England921:605,63136,119
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Suriname11:552,6169,664
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kekana (307) may also be a first name.

Kekana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kekana surname is Zulu name, derived from Gegana. Gega means growing. As one of the kings children fled from the Zulu tribe because of succession rivalry, he landed in Zimbabwe.

The clan started growing (gega) and called themselves Gegana.

When they migrated back in to South Africa, they mixed with the Pedi tribe and the surname changed to Kekana.

- abby.kekana

Kekana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekana (Marathi: एकनाथ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,386th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 134,340 people. The last name Kekana is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kekana are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 502,288th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 307 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 53,711 people, or 1 in 1,009. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Limpopo, where 35 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Not including South Africa Kekana is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Kekana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kekana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning R 176,280 per year and in United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiekana9283/
Kaekana9217/
Kekanna923/
Keakana921/
Keikana921/
Ketkana921/
Khekhana861/
Keakanga861/
Ketkanha861/
Kakana833,106/
Kekane832,312/
Kekena83277/
Kekona83143/
Kokana83132/
Kikana8394/
Kekani8371/
Kecana8314/
Cekana834/
Kekano832/
Qekana832/
Keakanapp800/
Kokaina771,356/
Kikanga77692/
Kiecana77500/
Kokhana77242/
Kikanai77206/
Khakana7799/
Kekenai7767/
Khekane7765/
Koekona7762/
Kaykana7759/
Kitkana7754/
Keqanaj7729/
Kikaina7723/
Kakkana7720/
Kekenau7713/
Kokanai7712/
Kokanay7712/
Keskani7712/
Kakhana7711/
Kakaana7711/
Kekaniy778/
Kekanie777/
Kakanna776/
Kaecana776/
Kyokana775/
Kakanha775/
Khekani774/
Kaikana774/
Kakanay774/
Kokaïna774/
Cikkana774/
Koeqana774/
Kokanha774/
Cakkana773/
Khokana773/
Kekhane773/
Kakanai772/
Kakanau772/
Kiokana772/
Keukane772/
Kekouna772/
Kekaane771/
Keakani771/
Kekoona771/
Kekanou771/
Kackana771/
Kkakona771/
Keikani771/
Kikanay771/
Kekhani771/
Kokayna771/
Kijkana771/
Koecana770/
Keikanne71132/
Kheskani7176/
Keshkani7138/
Khakhana7137/
Khaakana7126/
Koekoona7121/
Kitkanna7120/
Gkagkana7118/
Kaykanat7113/
Keykhani717/
Keskhani714/
Khekhane714/
Kokkanna713/
Chekkana712/
Khekhani712/
Kakkanha712/
Cakkhana712/
Kekangou711/
Kaikanga711/
Kikhanga711/
Kikhanna711/
Kitkatna711/
Koikanga711/
Cikkanna711/
Cheikana711/
Kaikanha711/
Keikhani711/
Khokhana711/
Chekayna711/
Kidkanna711/
Kichkana711/
Kakona672,740/
Kikani672,658/
Kokona67612/
Cakana67573/
Kokena67502/
Cekani67457/
Kakena67359/
Khakkanha67212/
Khaikanha67185/
Kikano67157/
Cikana67113/
Kekoni67110/
Cecana6779/
Kykena6779/
Qakana6776/
Kikona6765/
Keqani6765/
Kicana6762/
Kekeno6762/
Kakano6759/
Keshkhani6739/
Kikena6731/
Kekone6728/
Kikane6726/
Kacana6725/
Qikana6725/
Qokana6723/
Cokana6720/
Kocana6718/
Kheshkani6717/
Kokano6711/
Khakkhana678/
Qekani677/
Kecani674/
Kekono674/
Qekane674/
Cekane672/
Kacona672/
Kekaño672/
Kecano672/
Khaikhana671/
Kecaña671/
Keqane671/
Chekhanah671/
Khechkane671/
Cokena671/
Qecana671/
Kykano671/

Kekana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kekana in the Marathi language
एकनाथekanatha66.67
केकाणkekana33.33

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