Qhekeka Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qhekeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qhekeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Qhekeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qhekeka is most common in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Qhekeka.

How Common Is The Last Name Qhekeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qhekeka is the 1,129,067th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhekeka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Qhekeka is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 254,355. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Free State, where 27 percent live and Gauteng, where 20 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Qhekeka Last Name Statistics demography

Qhekeka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.84% less than the national average, earning R 166,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qekeka9253/
Qhekeke862/
Kekeka7722/
Kekeska714/
Khewkek711/
Qhuqeka711/
Khikeka711/
Kekekwa711/
Gkeka671,213/
Gqeke6781/
Kekek6760/
Kekac6732/
Kyekyeka674/
Qhuqheka671/
Qkeku671/
Kiyekeka671/
Kekak671/

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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 Qhekeka
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