Carter-Key Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Carter-Key Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Carter & Key.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carter-Key Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Carter-Key Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carter-Key Come From? nationality or country of origin

Carter-Key occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carter-Key? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Carter-Key is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Carter-Key live; 67 percent live in Australasia and 67 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Carter-Key is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Excluding Australia Carter-Key is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carter-Kay901/
Carterk821/
Carter-Guy803/
Carter-Gay803/
Carr-Trickey731/
Carterq715/
Carturk711/
Carter Guy701/
Krtirkey676/
Korterke671/
Carter-Haig671/
Cartrack671/
Cartrick670/

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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 Carter-Key
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