Kekema Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

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

Kekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Zambia581:273,27515,977
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kekema (58) may also be a first name.

Kekema Last Name Facts

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

Kekema is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kekema are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kekema is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname Kekema is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria Kekema is primarily found in: Delta, where 28 percent reside, Yobe, where 28 percent reside and Oyo, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekemai924/
Kaekema922/
Kekaema921/
Kekemah921/
Kakema83804/
Qekema83154/
Kekemo8367/
Kekeme8366/
Kekama8357/
Kekoma8350/
Kekima8316/
Kekemi8314/
Cekema838/
Kokema835/
Kikema832/
Kechkemai801/
Kaikema77106/
Gqekema7724/
Kekemeh774/
Kakeema774/
Kekyoma772/
Ceykema771/
Kokemma771/
Kikaema771/
Kakhema771/
Kaekama771/
Kekemos771/
Kekemey771/
Kekemei771/
Kekeame771/
Keikama771/
Ketkeme771/
Keckeme771/
Kikiema771/
Kakemma771/
Qaekema771/
Kejkama771/
Keskimaa7151/
Keshkeme7112/
Keckemet7110/
Kaikaema719/
Kaaikema713/
Chekhema712/
Khokhema711/
Kakkhema711/
Kiecaema711/
Kakoma6733,815/
Kikoma672,111/
Kakama671,653/
Kokoma671,492/
Kakima67444/
Kikama67225/
Kokama67148/
Kikima67113/
Kikeme67101/
Kikemo6789/
Kicema6780/
Kokima6746/
Cakema6719/
Qekeme674/
Kecemi674/
Kokemo674/
Cikema674/
Kekomo673/
Cecema672/
Kikemi671/
Kecoma671/
Kheakamai671/

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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 Kekema
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