Kekao Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kekao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kekao (12) may also be a first name.

Kekao Last Name Facts

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

Kekao occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kekao live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name in the world, held by 12 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 76 percent are found and Chimbu, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekeao9169/
Kekaos9146/
Ketkao9113/
Kekaot912/
Kedkao911/
Kaekao911/
Ketkhao8353/
Koeykao834/
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Kaeckao831/
Kaekhao831/
Kaekaeo831/
Keakaoy831/
Keakaos831/
Kakao80895/
Kokao80871/
Kekoa80173/
Kikao80141/
Kecao801/
Keadkhao771/
Kokaeo733,335/
Kokhao73109/
Kikaho7369/
Kekoua7355/
Kekuoa7325/
Kikaeo7315/
Kaikao7313/
Kakaoi7311/
Kikaou7310/
Kokaho735/
Kokkao732/
Khakao732/
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Kekhoa731/
Kikkao731/
Kakaoh731/
Kekuia731/
Khaekkaeo71152/
Khaekkhao711/
Khokaeo67804/
Kuikaeo67751/
Kokkaeo67475/
Khakhao67313/
Khakaeo67265/
Keukoua6794/
Kitkhao6789/
Koikaeo6781/
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Kekeiyo6718/
Kekhoua6714/
Kekaiya6713/
Keukouo6713/
Keikoua678/
Kitkaou672/
Kikajjo672/
Kidkaou671/
Khokkao671/
Kekeiya671/
Ketkhoa671/
Khaikao671/
Koikhao671/
Kohkeao671/
Kecahou671/
Kaekoua671/
Keukuoa671/
Keekoua671/
Kekouou671/
Kekouos671/
Keakoho671/

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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 Kekao
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