Kekena Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kekena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Albania41:728,51420,844
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kekena (36) may also be a first name.

Kekena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kekena occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kekena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Kekena are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 36 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent live.

Kekena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kekena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.85% less than the national average, earning R 28,884 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekenai9267/
Kekenau9213/
Kekenga928/
Koekena921/
Kekengai8613/
Kekana8354,247/
Kekina831,052/
Kokena83502/
Kakena83359/
Kekenj83181/
Kekene83156/
Kekyna83149/
Kekona83143/
Kykena8379/
Kekeni8364/
Kekeno8362/
Kikena8331/
Kekeny834/
Cekena831/
Keskeny77514/
Kiekana7783/
Koekona7762/
Kaekina7743/
Kekenyi7741/
Keykina7735/
Khokena7734/
Kokenay7732/
Koekina7727/
Kekenou7723/
Kaekyna7721/
Kaekana7717/
Ketkina7714/
Kekegni7712/
Keikina779/
Kekenes778/
Kokenai775/
Kaikena775/
Kikenga774/
Koikena774/
Kokhena774/
Kekiene773/
Keskina773/
Kakeena773/
Kekanna773/
Kokoena773/
Keakina773/
Kakiena772/
Kekinga772/
Kekegne772/
Keakana771/
Kekiené771/
Keikana771/
Kekener771/
Kakaena771/
Gkekina771/
Kekinah771/
Kechkina71259/
Khokhena7148/
Keshkina719/
Keskinay717/
Kechkyna716/
Kheykina714/
Chikkena713/
Kekeunou713/
Kheikyna713/
Kiskenas712/
Kekionga711/
Kekkinga711/
Khekhana711/
Khechena711/
Kuikenga711/
Checkena711/
Kekenous711/
Kokina674,889/
Kakana673,106/
Kakona672,740/
Cecena67903/
Kikina67698/
Kokona67612/
Kakina67574/
Kokyna67328/
Kykyna67314/
Kokana67132/
Kikana6794/
Kikona6765/
Kykina6721/
Cekina6721/
Kikene6720/
Kekino6719/
Kakeno6716/
Kecina6715/
Kecana6714/
Kekine6712/
Kikeni6710/
Kekini678/
Kokeno677/
Qekeni677/
Cekeni674/
Cikena674/
Kekono674/
Keukeunou673/
Kekano672/
Kekaño672/
Qekana672/
Kickenapp671/
Kekinj671/
Cokena671/
Kakyna671/
Keqeni671/

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