van Kekem Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Kekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Kekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

van Kekem Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Kekem is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Kekem.

How Common Is The Last Name van Kekem? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Kekem is the 948,111th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of van Kekem are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 67,013. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 53 percent are found, Gelderland, where 16 percent are found and Utrecht, where 13 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Keekem9539/
Vankekem945/
van Keken89191/
van Kekum891/
van Keeken84686/
van Keaken841/
van Kakum7810/
van Kuiken74110/
van Kicken747/
Vankakam711/
van Kickken701/
Funkekeme678/
Vangakhem672/
van Coeyghem671/
Van-Kuiken531/

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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
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  • 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 van Kekem
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