Koeke Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Koeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 516 | 1:40,250 | 5,367 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Koeke (21) may also be a first name.
Koeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koeke is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 491,125th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Koeke are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Koeke is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 40,250. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 91 percent live, Centre Region, where 7 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Koeke is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
Koeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Koeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koeke surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Koeke
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