Kekeng Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Kekeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
Kekeng (426) may also be a first name.
Kekeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kekeng occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kekeng.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekeng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Kekeng occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kekeng reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 416,125th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 426 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Kekeng is mostly found in: Morobe, where 91 percent reside, East New Britain, where 4 percent reside and Madang, where 4 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kekoeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keukeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koekoeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Keekieng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keceng | 83 | 119 | / |
| Kakeng | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kokeng | 83 | 34 | / |
| Cekeng | 83 | 9 | / |
| Keking | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kikeng | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kökeng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kokoeng | 77 | 223 | / |
| Kokaeng | 77 | 203 | / |
| Kakueng | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kokueng | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kuikeng | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kikoeng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kaikeng | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ketking | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khakeng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kecking | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keaking | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kakaeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kokkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakieng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kakng | 73 | 8 | / |
| Khetking | 71 | 19 | / |
| Keedking | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kethking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keatking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohkaeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaikaeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiking | 67 | 192 | / |
| Koking | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kaking | 67 | 72 | / |
| Cokeng | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ceceng | 67 | 33 | / |
| Keqing | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qokeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khicheeng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kekeng
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