Kekeye Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kekeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kekeye (39) may also be a first name.
Kekeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kekeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻜﻲ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekeye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Kekeye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kekeye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kekeye is also the 1,637,361st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 39 people.
Kekeye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 75 percent are found and Ondo, where 25 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kekeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kekeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻜﻲ | kky | 77.78 |
| ﻛﻜﻴﻪ | kkyh | 22.22 |
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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 Kekeye
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