Kenkeo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Kenkeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenkeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Kenkeo (11) may also be a first name.

Kenkeo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenkeo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kenkeo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenkeo? popularity and diffusion

Kenkeo is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Kenkeo live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kenkeo is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

Kenkeo is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Kenkeo is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Kenkeo is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaenkeo921/
Kaenkeao861/
Kenkyo8324/
Kenkea832/
Kaenkhieo801/
Kingkeo7776/
Kinkeoa771/
Kinkeao771/
Kinkyo67455/
Kenkia6770/
Kenkya6711/
Kinkio671/
Kyonkyo624/
Kemkia5011/
Kinkia501/
Kinkya501/

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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 Kenkeo
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