Kekene Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Kekene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kekene (197) may also be a first name.
Kekene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kekene is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekene? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,398,030th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kekene are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kekene is also the 646,152nd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 197 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 119,908. In Papua New Guinea Kekene is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 49 percent live, Chimbu, where 22 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Kekene is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kekenes | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kekiene | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kekegne | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kekener | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koekoene | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kekane | 83 | 2,312 | / |
| Kakene | 83 | 959 | / |
| Kekena | 83 | 277 | / |
| Kekenj | 83 | 181 | / |
| Kekeni | 83 | 64 | / |
| Kokene | 83 | 37 | / |
| Kekone | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kikene | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kekine | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kekeny | 83 | 4 | / |
| Keskeny | 77 | 514 | / |
| Kikenge | 77 | 104 | / |
| Kekenai | 77 | 67 | / |
| Khekane | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kökener | 77 | 64 | / |
| Kekenyi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kakiene | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kekuine | 77 | 24 | / |
| Keikine | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kekegni | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kiekone | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kekhane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keukane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kekhean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keakean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kekaane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ketkhen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kikenei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keakine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keskein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kekiené | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaekane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiqeene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keikanne | 71 | 132 | / |
| Kekeisen | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kekengai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khekhane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaikenge | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kishkene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khechene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kackiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkikiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keskisen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keadkean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kokane | 67 | 26,164 | / |
| Kakane | 67 | 935 | / |
| Keckeisen | 67 | 636 | / |
| Kikine | 67 | 516 | / |
| Kakine | 67 | 417 | / |
| Kikone | 67 | 355 | / |
| Kakeni | 67 | 273 | / |
| Kakone | 67 | 189 | / |
| Cecene | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kekoni | 67 | 110 | / |
| Kokone | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kykena | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kecine | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kekani | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kokeni | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kökeny | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kikena | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kikane | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kokine | 67 | 26 | / |
| Cekine | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kikeni | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kekini | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qekeni | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cekeni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qekane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keskineğe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keqane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekinj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakäne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keqeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khedkhean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keatkeang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keckeisem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kekene
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