Kekir Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kekir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Kekir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kekir has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekir? popularity and diffusion

Kekir is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kekir reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

Kekir is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 67 percent are found and Hela, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent are found and South Sudan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekire913/
Keşkir911/
Keikir911/
Keckier832/
Kedkird831/
Kiekier831/
Khekhir831/
Kekre802,154/
Kecir801,681/
Kokir80344/
Keker80181/
Kakir8076/
Kikir8018/
Cekir803/
Keikeire7710/
Kiekierz775/
Kekere735,904/
Kecker73190/
Keuker73140/
Keeker73103/
Kikire7369/
Kekher7366/
Kekert7360/
Keiker7331/
Khekre7319/
Khakir7319/
Keicer7317/
Kokkir7315/
Cakkir7312/
Cokkir7312/
Kakair7311/
Kakhir736/
Kekker735/
Kejker735/
Ketker734/
Kokier734/
Khikir734/
Khokir732/
Kaakir732/
Kaikir732/
Kecihr731/
Kekerd731/
Cekkir731/
Kokair731/
Kiokir731/
Keceir731/
Keckjr731/
Keaker731/
Kekear731/
Keikre731/
Kickir730/
Keisker67259/
Kishkir6732/
Khakhir6729/
Keikert6728/
Keckert6725/
Kechker6720/
Keicker6713/
Keucker679/
Kaikire678/
Chekkir678/
Kichkir674/
Khechir673/
Kessker673/
Khokhir672/
Kedåker672/
Ketkerd672/
Keikere672/
Kohkhir671/
Åkeskär671/
Khaikir671/
Keshker671/
Koiskir671/
Keacker671/
Kakhair671/
Kedkerd671/
Kidkird671/
Kettker670/

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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 Kekir
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