Kekem Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Kekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kekem (137) may also be a first name.

Kekem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekem is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Kekem occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Kekem are found; 31 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 31 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kekem is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 137 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Kekem is primarily found in: Madang, where 63 percent reside, Western, where 25 percent reside and Enga, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekeme9166/
Kekkem9152/
Kekeam916/
Keukem912/
Keekem911/
Kekeem911/
Keckeme831/
Ketkeme831/
Kekeame831/
Khekhem831/
Kakem8061/
Kikem8046/
Kokem8039/
Kekim8031/
Kecem802/
Cekem801/
Keshkeme7712/
Kikeme73101/
Kokhem7329/
Kakkem7326/
Khakem7318/
Kuikem7316/
Kakeem7316/
Kockem7314/
Kekkim735/
Kakhem735/
Qekeme734/
Keecem733/
Kakiem733/
Kokkem732/
Kikiem732/
Keekim731/
Kickem731/
Cakkem731/
Kokeem731/
Kidkem731/
Kaïkem731/
Kaakem731/
Kackem731/
Ketkim731/
Keakim731/
Qakeem731/
Kaqeem731/
Keckim730/
Khikhem67234/
Khakeem6781/
Kikemme6766/
Khakhem6724/
Khakiem6711/
Kehecem676/
Keadkim671/
Kitkhem671/
Kahkeem671/
Quekeme671/
Kuiskem670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kekem
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