Kekeyo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kekeyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kekeyo (10) may also be a first name.
Kekeyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kekeyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kekeyo is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kekeyo? popularity and diffusion
Kekeyo is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kekeyo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Kekeyo are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kekeyo is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The last name Kekeyo is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 57 percent are found and Enga, where 43 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Kekeyo
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