Kekesi Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kekesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Greece181:615,54471,673
England131:4,286,005132,302
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Kékesi (1,791), Kekési (3), Kekeši (2) & Kékeši (19) are calculated separately.

Kekesi (28) may also be a first name.

Kekesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kekesi is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kékesi, Kekési, Kekeši or Kékeši. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kekesi is the 427,014th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Kekesi reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kekesi is also the 1,994,417th most common given name internationally, held by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Kekesi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kekesi surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Kekesi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.33% more than the national average, earning R 390,504 per year and in United States they earn 24.17% more than the national average, earning $53,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kékesi941,791/
Kekési943/
Kekeši942/
Kekessi92261/
Ketkesi92126/
Kekesis9238/
Kekeshi9221/
Kekesaia8617/
Kekessie8616/
Kekeshie869/
Keketsie861/
Kakesi83250/
Kekezi8374/
Kekese8368/
Kekesa8325/
Kékeši8319/
Kekasi8314/
Qekesi834/
Kokesi833/
Kikesi831/
Kekosi831/
Kekeci831/
Kekeji831/
Khekhetsi8026/
Kekasih77116/
Kikessi7788/
Kokeshi7748/
Kakeesi7720/
Kekessy7712/
Kakeshi775/
Kakessi774/
Kekeshe773/
Kekeshy771/
Kaekosi771/
Kaikesi771/
Kekedji771/
Keikezi771/
Kakkesi771/
Kekesha771/
Keikeshy7136/
Kekeïdji7122/
Kekeidji7119/
Kihkeshi715/
Chekesei713/
Kekesheu713/
Kekessey712/
Kekeydji712/
Kikessis712/
Ketkesee711/
Keikesey711/
Kakkessi711/
Keckeise710/
Kakese676,494/
Kakasi675,597/
Kokosi67382/
Qekisi67344/
Kececi67268/
Kikasi67242/
Kakosi67183/
Kikesa67180/
Kikosi6792/
Kakisi6791/
Kikisi6783/
Kekeje6742/
Kokisi6741/
Kökösi6737/
Kokese6734/
Kokasi6723/
Kikese6721/
Kekeza6720/
Kekisa678/
Kekege678/
Kékesy677/
Cekisi676/
Keckeiser676/
Kekazi672/
Kikesy671/
Keikeiche671/
Kekeyïdji671/
Keqesa671/
Qekesa671/

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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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  • 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 Kekesi
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