Kekena Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Kekena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kekena (36) may also be a first name.
Kekena Demographics
Kekena Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kekena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kekena is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekena? popularity and diffusion
Kekena is the 945,594th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It is primarily 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. Kekena is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 36 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname 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 adherence of those carrying the Kekena surname 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.
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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 Kekena
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