Kineki Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kineki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kineki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Kineki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kineki is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kineki.

How Common Is The Last Name Kineki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kineki live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 58 percent reside, Kyegegwa District, where 24 percent reside and Nakaseke District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinieki9268/
Kaineki9210/
Kinekyi921/
Kinekoi921/
Kaineski861/
Kinaki83271/
Kineke83263/
Kiniki8364/
Kinoki8350/
Keneki8349/
Kineka8340/
Kuneki8339/
Kieneke77195/
Kinyoki77116/
Kunieki7750/
Kinakie7727/
Kinekoa7726/
Kinioki7721/
Keineke7720/
Kinekaa777/
Kinakai774/
Kinieka774/
Kinikoi773/
Koineke773/
Cinecki773/
Kenekoi773/
Keineka772/
Kioneke771/
Kinakoi771/
Kinikij771/
Kinheka771/
Kinakhi771/
Kineske770/
Keinecke7115/
Koinecke7114/
Chinheki719/
Kinikaia713/
Keineker713/
Kinheker712/
Kinescky711/
Kinyokei711/
Gkinikis711/
Quinekis711/
Kuinakui711/
Kainakai711/
Kinecker711/
Kinake674,210/
Kinika671,574/
Keneke67176/
Keneka67116/
Kinike6767/
Kinoke6730/
Küneke6712/
Kinica6710/
Keneky678/
Kuneke675/
Kineca673/
Kuneky670/

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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 Kineki
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