Kekay Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kekay (63) may also be a first name.
Kekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kekay (Hindi: केकया, Marathi: केक्या, Oriya: େକକୟ) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kekay reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kekay is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 63 people.
The last name Kekay is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Kekay is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kekay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kekay in the Hindi language | ||
| केकया | kekaya | - |
| Kekay in the Oriya language | ||
| େକକୟ | ekakaya | - |
| Kekay in the Marathi language | ||
| केक्या | kekya | 50 |
| केकाय | kekaya | 50 |
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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 Kekay
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