Kekei Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Kekei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Kekei (145) may also be a first name.
Kekei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kekei occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kekei is the 2,168,711th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Kekei is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Kekei reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kekei is also the 766,399th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 145 people.
The surname Kekei is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Kekei is most prevalent in: Central, where 62 percent reside, Gulf, where 16 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kekei exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Kekei
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