Kodhek Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kodhek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kodhek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2311:199,91314,593
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kodhek (16) may also be a first name.

Kodhek Last Name Facts

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

Kodhek occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kodhek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kodhek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Kodhek is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kodhek live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 199,913. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 52 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 41 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kodhek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kodhek surname is primarily Christian (83%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kodheck924/
K'Odhek921/
Khodhek921/
Kodek91200/
Kodeck83110/
Kodeke8385/
Kodhik8371/
Khodek8325/
Koudek834/
Koedek831/
Kadhek831/
Koudeke7710/
Khodeke777/
Khodekh771/
Kadek73621/
Kodik73356/
Kedek73302/
Kudek73186/
Kádek73183/
Kodyk7367/
Kodec7333/
Kodeg738/
Codek731/
Kodekova7137/
Khodec67437/
Kosdik67199/
Kadeke67198/
Khodik6793/
Khodyk6765/
Khadek6764/
Khedyk6740/
Coudek6732/
Koidyk6729/
Kudeke6726/
Kodike6720/
Khudek6715/
Kadiek6710/
Khedek679/
Kudeck675/
Kedeck672/
Kodick672/
Kodikh671/
Koidik671/
Kadhec671/
Koddik671/
Kojdyk671/
Kodischke671/
Kadeck671/
Koudik671/
Keddek671/
Keudek671/
Kodyke670/

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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 Kodhek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis