Kekeni Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kekeni (235) may also be a first name.

Kekeni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kekeni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kekeni (Russian: Кекени) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kekeni is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Kekeni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Kekeni live; 48 percent live in Oceania Islands and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kekeni is also the 584,346th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 235 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 36 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekenai9267/
Kekenyi9241/
Kekegni9212/
Kekengai8613/
Kekena83277/
Kakeni83273/
Kekenj83181/
Kekene83156/
Kekoni83110/
Kekani8371/
Kokeni8345/
Kikeni8310/
Kekini838/
Qekeni837/
Cekeni834/
Kekeny834/
Keqeni831/
Keskeny77514/
Kikenyi77331/
Kaikeni77189/
Keskini77166/
Chekeni7772/
Kockeni7712/
Kökenyi778/
Kekenes778/
Kekanie777/
Kokheni776/
Kokenai775/
Kikenis774/
Khekani774/
Kekiene773/
Kokenyi773/
Kaekani772/
Kekegne772/
Kecheni772/
Keakani771/
Kakkeni771/
Gqekeni771/
Kekiené771/
Kekényi771/
Kekener771/
Kiokeni771/
Kikieni771/
Keikani771/
Keykoni771/
Kikenei771/
Qhekeni771/
Kekhani771/
Keskinis71133/
Khecheni7184/
Koekoene7127/
Keykhani717/
Khakheni712/
Khekhani712/
Chikkeni711/
Chekeeni711/
Chekenyi711/
Keskiniz711/
Kaqueeni711/
Kkikenyi711/
Keikhani711/
Checkeni710/
Kokani6732,852/
Kakani6727,248/
Kikani672,658/
Kekane672,312/
Kakene67959/
Kokoni67486/
Kikoni67322/
Kakini67257/
Kakoni67151/
Kokini67129/
Kikini6795/
Kykena6779/
Keqani6765/
Cekini6755/
Kökeny6743/
Kokene6737/
Kikena6731/
Kekone6728/
Kikene6720/
Kekine6712/
Qekani677/
Kecani674/
Cakeni672/
Qakeni671/
Qikeni671/
Kekinj671/

Kekeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kekeni in the Russian language
Кекениkekeni-

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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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  • 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 Kekeni
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