Kèkè Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kèkè Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Kèke (1), Keke (24,300), Kéké (11), Keké (3), Kekê (2), Ķeķe (1) & Ķēķe (1) are calculated separately.
Kèkè (51) may also be a first name.
Kèkè Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kèkè Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kèkè is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Kèke, Keke, Kéké, Keké, Kekê, Ķeķe or Ķēķe. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kèkè? popularity and diffusion
Kèkè is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kèkè is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kèkè live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 51 people.
This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin Kèkè is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 50 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 25 percent reside and Zou Department, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Kèkè
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