Ki Forename

3,600th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 291,389 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Laos

Ki Forename Definition:

Ki is a given name of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: prefix for something or someone big.

Ki Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
87%
 
165,7441:7,330921
Japan
100%
42,4731:3,013528
Laos-18,0161:366166
Vietnam
 
51%
17,6571:5,246337
Cambodia
 
61%
10,8971:1,493331
United States
54%
 
8,5461:42,4222,521
China-6,8371:199,80316,859
Myanmar-3,4131:15,221424
Thailand
88%
 
3,0681:22,8383,059
Nigeria
100%
2,0531:86,4905,125
Indonesia
50%
 
1,4301:180,39417,853
Macau-1,3651:446109
Canada
 
87%
1,3321:24,8752,112
Kazakhstan
100%
1,2961:13,6941,042
South Korea-9251:5,994928
Egypt
81%
 
8891:103,3764,708
Malaysia
66%
 
8691:35,0403,125
United Arab Emirates-5441:13,1471,404
Saudi Arabia-4081:75,5218,273
Bangladesh-3671:434,50016,631
Brazil
59%
 
3171:675,82420,061
Burkina Faso
 
65%
2651:69,3564,244
Hong Kong-2451:31,6442,376
Australia-2051:66,6232,848
Pakistan
 
73%
1791:1,085,79718,548
England
60%
 
1581:351,9178,453
Taiwan
100%
1541:154,34915,401
Russia
65%
 
1351:1,068,3988,977
France
 
63%
1021:651,6706,201
Dominican Republic-861:121,2945,870
Ecuador-831:213,5773,561
Benin
69%
 
821:128,9747,252
DR Congo
91%
 
821:900,33727,216
Uzbekistan-781:394,6987,244
Netherlands
 
79%
761:222,3967,994
Argentina
77%
 
671:638,4074,169
Sweden
 
58%
641:154,0305,855
Lebanon
87%
 
591:95,3833,162
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Germany
 
52%
561:1,726,39110,712
Qatar
100%
561:42,3145,522
Portugal-551:189,2884,092
Afghanistan
 
78%
451:724,96710,320
Nepal
 
85%
431:662,49717,126
New Zealand-401:113,4014,717
Ivory Coast
82%
 
381:607,26121,231
Paraguay
76%
 
371:195,5893,228
Papua New Guinea
63%
 
331:247,04020,475
Chile
76%
 
321:550,2256,424
Singapore
100%
311:202,8088,522
Philippines
79%
 
281:3,786,05370,966
Norway
 
54%
201:256,6165,928
French Polynesia-161:17,3691,803
Mexico
86%
 
151:8,276,29527,186
South Africa
71%
 
141:3,895,18990,619
Denmark-111:513,5917,934
Belgium
50%
 
101:1,149,00413,254
Scotland
61%
 
101:535,0376,544
Estonia-91:146,1535,307
Finland
 
70%
91:609,2436,562
Niger
67%
 
91:2,131,55525,465
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Spain-81:5,816,24616,159
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Wales
75%
 
61:515,7186,554
Iran-51:15,699,37437,124
Mauritius-51:259,5574,811
Bulgaria-41:1,747,59814,265
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Italy
 
67%
41:15,265,52238,916
Libya-41:1,555,3271,779
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Poland
 
57%
41:9,506,7785,827
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Switzerland
100%
31:2,737,83221,065
Uganda-31:13,652,30774,436
Venezuela-31:10,067,298111,314
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Belize-21:177,1545,935
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Faroe Islands-21:24,5641,836
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Greece
50%
 
21:5,467,27417,678
Kosovo-21:930,72016,593
Lithuania-21:1,475,9413,949
North Macedonia-21:1,045,37812,250
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Chad-11:13,598,39815,363
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Hungary
 
71%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Transnistria
100%
11:475,6382,115
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: (1) are calculated separately.

Ki (145,326) may also be a surname.

Ki Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ki is a given name of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: prefix for something or someone big.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ki Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831/
Kai802,906,429/
Kui80453,516/
Kyi80320,519/
Kei80180,159/
Kie8037,676/
Koi8018,130/
Khi8017,154/
Kii806,272/
Kio803,352/
Kki80445/
Kih80251/
Kiy8087/
Kij8056/
Hki8027/
Gki8012/
Qki8011/
Kgi808/
Kqi802/
Ɓki801/
Åki801/
Kêi801/
Këi801/
Khai67140,935/
Khoi6797,080/
Kaia674,087/
Khui67389/
Khie67290/
Kaai67237/
Khei67202/
Kieh67190/
Kaih67125/
Kije67122/
Khio67120/
Kiea67100/
Kaij6799/
Kihe6772/
Keih6765/
Khgi6749/
Kuiy6739/
Kaiy6729/
Khih6728/
Kiey6714/
Koih6713/
Kuih6713/
Khij6712/
Kkii6712/
Kiej6711/
Kgai678/
Ckai676/
Kioa676/
Koiy676/
Kkio675/
Kiht675/
Kiph675/
Ki'e675/
Quki675/
Kioy674/
Hkit674/
Kijs674/
Kuui674/
Qkis673/
Gkii673/
Keij673/
Kihh673/
Hkai673/
Hkki672/
Kkhi672/
Koij672/
Kkiy672/
Kizë672/
Kkai672/
Hkui672/
Kidp672/
Kijh672/
Gkhi671/
Gkui671/
Ggki671/
Ckie671/
Ckii671/
Ckoi671/
Ckui671/
Qkie671/
Qkki671/
Kioj671/
Kijj671/
Kkei671/
Kkki671/
Kkoi671/
Kiệt671/
Kcij671/
Hkhi671/
Hkoi671/
Kaiō671/
K'ai671/
Kuij671/
Kéyi671/
K'Hi671/
Gkei671/
Qgki671/
Qkhi671/
Qkip671/
Qkqi671/
Qkui671/
Qqki671/
Wkia671/
Gkgi671/
Kcei671/
Kciy671/
Kkid671/
Kkie671/
Kkip671/
Kitë671/
Kihd671/
Kipf671/
Hhki671/
Hqki671/
Cqki671/
Ckih671/

Ki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ki in the Russian language
Киki-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ki