Surname Keko in modern Croatia

Keko families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Rab and in Rijeka.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Keko live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 10 other places, mostly in Barbat na Rabu (30) and Banjol (25) on the Island of Rab, Rijeka (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Palit on the Island of Rab (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Keko (including: Ceko , Keco , Kechko , Kekko , Kecko , Kecho , Kecso , Qeko and Khekho ) is present in 89 countries worldwide. "Kecko " is used by some 50 people in Poland , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Kekko " is used by some 100 people in Italy , about 50 in the United States , and small number of people in Germany. "Keco " is used by some 700 people in Albania , about 80 in Korea (South) , and some 70 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Keko, Danijela Keko, Albert Keko, Nikola Keko, Loris Keko, Igor Keko, Zora Keko, Valentina Keko, Perica Keko, Šime Keko, Nenad Keko, Lidija Keko, Marin Keko, Irena Keko, Ivica Keko, Daniel Keko, Dragica Keko, Marija Keko, Mladen Keko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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