Kekeno Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Kekeno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekeno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204

Kekeno (31) may also be a first name.

Kekeno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekeno is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kekeno.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekeno? popularity and diffusion

Kekeno is the 2,436,415th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Kekeno live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 31 people.

The surname Kekeno is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Kekeno is most numerous in: Hela, where 61 percent reside, National Capital District, where 20 percent reside and East Sepik, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekenou9223/
Kekeunou863/
Kekenous861/
Kekena83277/
Kekino8319/
Kakeno8316/
Kokeno837/
Kekono834/
Kekano832/
Keukeunou803/
Kikengo7727/
Kekenga778/
Koekena771/
Kakieno771/
Kakenou771/
Kekanou771/
Kekingo771/
Gkecheno7114/
Keskinoz712/
Kickenop710/
Kekana6754,247/
Kakino672,310/
Kakono671,542/
Kekina671,052/
Kokena67502/
Kakena67359/
Kokono67181/
Kikano67157/
Kekyna67149/
Kekona67143/
Kykena6779/
Kikino6771/
Kakano6759/
Kokino6731/
Kikena6731/
Kikono6728/
Kokano6711/
Kakyno674/
Kecano672/
Kekaño672/
Kiceno672/
Kykano671/
Cekena671/

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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 Kekeno
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