Keneke Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Keneke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Keneke (49) may also be a first name.
Keneke Demographics
Keneke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Keneke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keneke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keneke is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Keneke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keneke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Keneke is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Keneke reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Keneke is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 73 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside.
Keneke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keneke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keneke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Keneke
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