Kekeng Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Kekeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590

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 more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekeng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kekeng live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 416,125th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 426 people.

Kekeng is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Kekeng is mostly found in: Morobe, where 91 percent are found, East New Britain, where 4 percent are found and Madang, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekoeng921/
Keukeng921/
Koekoeng862/
Keekieng861/
Keceng83119/
Kakeng8339/
Kokeng8334/
Cekeng839/
Keking834/
Kikeng832/
Kökeng831/
Kokoeng77223/
Kokaeng77203/
Kakueng7739/
Kokueng7719/
Kuikeng7714/
Kikoeng7713/
Kaikeng7710/
Ketking7710/
Khakeng774/
Kecking772/
Keaking772/
Kakaeng771/
Kokkeng771/
Kahkeng771/
Kakieng771/
Kakng738/
Khetking7119/
Keedking713/
Kethking711/
Keatking711/
Kohkaeng711/
Kaikaeng711/
Kiking67192/
Koking67144/
Kaking6772/
Cokeng6749/
Ceceng6733/
Keqing678/
Qokeng671/
Khicheeng671/

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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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