Kekene Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

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

Kekene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Kekene occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kekene is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Kekene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Kekene reside; 44 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 646,152nd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 197 people.

The last name Kekene is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 119,908. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 49 percent are found, Chimbu, where 22 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Kekene exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekenes928/
Kekiene923/
Kekegne922/
Kekener921/
Koekoene8627/
Kekane832,312/
Kakene83959/
Kekena83277/
Kekenj83181/
Kekeni8364/
Kokene8337/
Kekone8328/
Kikene8320/
Kekine8312/
Kekeny834/
Keskeny77514/
Kikenge77104/
Kekenai7767/
Khekane7765/
Kökener7764/
Kekenyi7741/
Kakiene7727/
Kekuine7724/
Keikine7718/
Kekegni7712/
Kiekone777/
Kekhane773/
Keukane772/
Kekhean771/
Keakean771/
Kekaane771/
Ketkhen771/
Kikenei771/
Keakine771/
Keskein771/
Kekiené771/
Kaekane771/
Kiqeene771/
Keikanne71132/
Kekeisen71126/
Kekengai7113/
Khekhane714/
Kaikenge714/
Kishkene713/
Khechene712/
Kackiene711/
Gkikiene711/
Keskisen711/
Keadkean711/
Kokane6726,164/
Kakane67935/
Keckeisen67636/
Kikine67516/
Kakine67417/
Kikone67355/
Kakeni67273/
Kakone67189/
Cecene67153/
Kekoni67110/
Kokone6784/
Kykena6779/
Kecine6779/
Kekani6771/
Kokeni6745/
Kökeny6743/
Kikena6731/
Kikane6726/
Kokine6726/
Cekine6717/
Kikeni6710/
Kekini678/
Qekeni677/
Cekeni674/
Qekane674/
Keskineğe673/
Keqane671/
Kekinj671/
Kakäne671/
Keqeni671/
Khedkhean671/
Keatkeang671/
Keckeisem670/

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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 Kekene
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