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
Kekeng occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekeng? popularity and diffusion
Kekeng is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Kekeng is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kekeng are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kekeng is also the 416,125th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 426 people.
The surname Kekeng is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 91 percent are found, East New Britain, where 4 percent are found and Madang, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 21 percent are found.
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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