Kekeyi Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Kekeyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekeyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Benin191:543,97934,804
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kekeyi (154) may also be a first name.

Kekeyi Last Name Facts

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

Kekeyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekeyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Kekeyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kekeyi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kekeyi is also the 740,891st most widespread first name on earth, held by 154 people.

Kekeyi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 38 percent are found, Ondo, where 38 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekey91877/
Kekei9176/
Keskey83180/
Keikei83101/
Kekeya8366/
Kekeye8338/
Kekeis8333/
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Kekeyo838/
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Kezkei831/
Kekehy831/
Koekei831/
Kekeji831/
Keckey830/
Keckeis771,162/
Keskeys7768/
Kekeiss7721/
Kekeiyo7718/
Keikeye7716/
Kaikeyi777/
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Keekayi775/
Keshkey774/
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Chekeyi771/
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Khakeyi771/
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Kekae733,519/
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Kekai73192/
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Kikey737/
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Kekye733/
Cekey733/
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Keshkeia711/
Kakeya672,254/
Keikye67440/
Kikayi67301/
Keekae67226/
Keukeu67140/
Kakuyi67139/
Cokeyi6796/
Keakae6783/
Kakeye6771/
Kickey6761/
Kikoyi6756/
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Kokeya6733/
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Kaekai679/
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Keecoy675/
Cekoyi675/
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Kakeyo674/
Ceekey674/
Kekoih673/
Kechkeish673/
Kackey672/
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Keykai672/
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Kekajy671/
Kockey671/
Ceakey671/
Kekuia671/
Quekei671/
Kekieh671/
Keykoi671/
Keakie671/
Khakey671/
Keïkoi671/
Kekhai671/
Kekiye671/
Kekoia671/
Kekoiy671/
Kekoye671/
Kekoyo671/
Kekyeh671/
Kekead671/
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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 Kekeyi
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