Kekere Surname
Approximately 5,904 people bear this surname
Kekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,438 | 1:32,575 | 2,710 |
| Benin | 344 | 1:30,045 | 3,966 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 1:591,570 | 17,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Latvia | 20 | 1:102,502 | 14,510 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Ķeķere (1) are calculated separately.
Kekere (1,035) may also be a first name.
Kekere Demographics
Kekere Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kekere (Marathi: केकेरे, Oriya: େକେକେର, Russian: Кекере) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Ķeķere. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekere? popularity and diffusion
Kekere is the 82,130th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,234,340 people. The last name Kekere is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kekere are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 249,291st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 1,035 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,438 people, or 1 in 32,575. In Nigeria Kekere is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 42 percent live, Ondo, where 29 percent live and Edo, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 6 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Kekere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (51%) in Nigeria.
Kekere earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kekere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kekere in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେକେର | ekekera | - |
| Kekere in the Marathi language | ||
| केकेरे | kekere | 50 |
| केकरे | kekare | 50 |
| Kekere in the Russian language | ||
| Кекере | kekere | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kekere
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis