Kekeba Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kekeba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekeba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kekeba (2,893) may also be a first name.

Kekeba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekeba is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekeba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kekeba is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Kekeba is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kekeba reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kekeba is also the 135,092nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,893 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kikeba83915/
Kakeba83101/
Kekebo83100/
Kekebe8327/
Kekebi8315/
Kekoba834/
Kekaba832/
Cekeba831/
Kokeba831/
Kekeebhai801/
Kekeeva77435/
Kekebou77142/
Kikheba7762/
Kokebay771/
Kekevai771/
Kekebes771/
Keikoba771/
Keukaba771/
Kedkebo771/
Kokebai771/
Keekeebhai7512/
Kekahbah7163/
Kekibaya712/
Keshkebi711/
Khecheba711/
Kakoba671,168/
Kikaba671,022/
Kikoba67889/
Keciba67463/
Kakaba67423/
Kokoba67254/
Kikebi6797/
Kakiba6782/
Kikiba6731/
Kokaba6718/
Kikebo6710/
Kakebo677/
Kekibe676/
Kekobo671/
Kekive671/
Kiceba671/
Kekahabah671/
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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 Kekeba
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