Kae Surname

30,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia13,9621:1,109279
Indonesia7671:172,42416,711
Papua New Guinea6481:12,5831,173
Kenya3141:147,07011,753
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
India2411:3,182,84493,477
Taiwan1651:142,0891,266
Ivory Coast1621:142,4156,737
Solomon Islands1401:4,143494
South Korea961:533,753252
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Cook Islands201:909192
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Finland161:343,54424,270
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England111:5,065,278148,650
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brunei41:104,6832,048
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Kaé (1) are calculated separately.

Kae (11,300) may also be a first name.

Kae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kae (Hindi: काॅ, Marathi: काळे, Oriya: କଏ) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kaé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kae? popularity and diffusion

Kae is the 30,723rd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 419,379 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kae live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 56,456th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 11,300 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is held by 13,962 people, or 1 in 1,109. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 12 percent live, Kampong Thom Province, where 11 percent live and Kampong Chhnang Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Cambodia Kae occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Kae Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kae has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kae last name expanded 1,717 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kae Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kae are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kae earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.74% less than the national average, earning R 157,452 per year; in United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.69% less than the national average, earning $37,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaé891/
Kaye8638,998/
Khae8617,590/
Kawe863,599/
Kaje862,874/
Kahe861,840/
Kaae861,328/
Kaue86656/
Kaie86295/
Kaee86235/
Kaea86148/
Kaeß86139/
Keae8653/
Kaeh8635/
Kaey8617/
Ka'e865/
Hkae862/
Kgae862/
Ckae862/
Kkae861/
Kaveh7518,984/
Khaje7511,006/
Kajee753,371/
Keaie752,764/
Kahie752,018/
Kayee751,953/
Kgaje751,815/
Kawee751,467/
Khaye751,096/
Kayeh751,066/
Khawe75680/
Kahve75633/
Kaiye75461/
Kaehe75345/
Kawie75227/
Kiyae75227/
Kahye75199/
Kaieh75149/
Khaee75137/
Kajie75106/
Kaawe75102/
Kahey7592/
Kaihe7581/
Kaaye7566/
Khaie7561/
Kaaie7560/
Kaweh7556/
Kaets7552/
Kajje7550/
Khaue7547/
Kaesz7547/
Kaepp7546/
Kaheu7540/
Kaheh7537/
Kgaye7536/
Kahwe7535/
Kawez7534/
Kaehs7532/
Kgaue7532/
Kajeh7530/
Kauee7529/
Kaije7526/
Kaghe7525/
Kayhe7524/
Kaaje7524/
Kayye7522/
Kayie7521/
Kauie7520/
Khaea7519/
Keaea7517/
Kahge7516/
Kagge7515/
Kaaea7515/
Kaest7515/
Khahe7514/
Ka'er7514/
Kajge758/
Kayje758/
Kaioe758/
Kheae757/
Kauhe757/
Kaahe757/
Kaiee756/
Kahei755/
Kkaye754/
Keaee754/
Hkawe754/
Kaeyd753/
Keaes752/
Khaey752/
Kaoey752/
Kaued751/
Keaue751/
K'Ahe751/
Khaae751/
Khaej751/
Khaep751/
Keaei751/
Kae'e751/
Kaeie751/
Gkaye751/
Kajez751/
Kaaed751/
Kahez751/
Khaez751/
Khaeh751/
Kaeiy750/
Kaett750/
Kay67311,583/
Kai67144,948/
Key6762,746/
Khajeh6759,088/
Kaj6749,352/
Kee6738,268/
Kau6721,470/
Kei6719,855/
Kea6718,979/
Kie6713,022/
Koe6712,332/
Kye678,893/
Koa678,262/
Kue676,267/
Kaa674,662/
Cae672,561/
Keu671,560/
Kahaye67705/
Kahoue67299/
Kej67256/
Khajee67204/
Khajje67156/
Qae67141/
Kahieh67104/
Kauyet6796/
Khayeh6792/
Kaiyee6751/
Khajie6746/
Kaiyea6745/
Khayee6744/
Kahest6739/
Khayoe6732/
Kaiyer6729/
Khaheh6722/
Khayie6721/
Kaahea6720/
Kaaher6714/
Kajees6714/
Kaherh6713/
Kahave6711/
Kaaweh6710/
Kayije6710/
Kaijie679/
Kaayie678/
Kaaieh678/
Kahawe677/
Khaawe677/
Kaesch677/
Kaiyeh677/
Khawed677/
Kaî677/
Kajhed677/
Kaheye676/
Kayiee676/
Khaije675/
Kajhee675/
Kayjee674/
Khawet674/
Khajhe673/
Kahe'e673/
Kaayed673/
Khaoue673/
Kahaie673/
Khaiye672/
Kaetch672/
Kajehe672/
Kajher672/
Kahheh672/
Kajeed672/
Kaouhe672/
Keî672/
Keahie672/
Kahahe672/
Khahye672/
Khawee672/
Khaech672/
Kayhee672/
Kayyed671/
Kahedh671/
Kahjet671/
Kahyie671/
Kajjee671/
Kajjep671/
Kaeggi671/
Kaehee671/
Khayye671/
Khaiez671/
Kajyeh671/
Kauyee671/
Kaweeh671/
Kaihee671/
Khaiet671/
Keeaee671/
Kejahe671/
Kheaie671/
Kahuhe671/
Kahyeh671/
Kaihie671/
Kajjes671/
Kaiyey671/
Kajhie671/
Kajiee671/
Kajiep671/
Kahaje671/
Kaheas671/
Kahiet671/
Kagieh671/
Kaooee671/
Kaahwe671/
Kaeysh671/
Kayeet671/
Khahhe671/
Kgaaje671/
Kaighe671/
Kaawet671/
Kaayet671/
Kaaawe671/
Khaeha671/
Khauhe671/
Kheaet671/
Khaweh671/
Keeyae671/
Kauesh670/
Koaghe670/

Kae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kae in the Hindi language
काॅkae-
Kae in the Oriya language
କଏka'e-
Kae in the Marathi language
काळेkale66.67
कंेkame33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kae
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis