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
Kekei is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Kekei are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 66 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kekei is also the 766,399th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 145 people.
The surname Kekei is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Kekei is most prevalent in: Central, where 62 percent live, Gulf, where 16 percent live and Milne Bay, where 8 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kekei is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent live.
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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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