Kai Surname
Approximately 144,948 people bear this surname
Kai Surname User-submission:
This name originates from the old name of an hometown which was called Kai during the samurai age. The town is situated near Tokoyo on the Japanese main island, Honshu, and is nowadays known as Yamanashi.
Kai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 71,414 | 1:1,790 | 327 |
| South Sudan | 30,649 | 1:372 | 80 |
| Kenya | 5,966 | 1:7,741 | 1,027 |
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Cambodia | 3,933 | 1:3,938 | 634 |
| Liberia | 3,590 | 1:1,228 | 165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,307 | 1:2,466 | 100 |
| Indonesia | 2,647 | 1:49,962 | 5,605 |
| China | 2,600 | 1:525,893 | 261 |
| United States | 1,623 | 1:223,327 | 21,627 |
| Malaysia | 1,312 | 1:22,480 | 2,058 |
| Singapore | 1,263 | 1:4,361 | 313 |
| Hong Kong | 1,237 | 1:5,930 | 253 |
| Vietnam | 1,191 | 1:77,788 | 640 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| India | 858 | 1:894,016 | 38,904 |
| Nigeria | 738 | 1:240,031 | 13,941 |
| Brazil | 625 | 1:342,519 | 13,151 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Tanzania | 404 | 1:131,044 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 388 | 1:182,058 | 29,776 |
| Pakistan | 340 | 1:525,423 | 8,862 |
| Ivory Coast | 313 | 1:73,710 | 4,096 |
| Cameroon | 312 | 1:66,568 | 8,415 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Macau | 293 | 1:2,053 | 219 |
| Canada | 227 | 1:162,315 | 16,369 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Vanuatu | 197 | 1:1,336 | 359 |
| Germany | 182 | 1:442,338 | 39,473 |
| United Arab Emirates | 178 | 1:51,473 | 5,061 |
| Ukraine | 175 | 1:260,130 | 33,933 |
| Australia | 165 | 1:163,610 | 16,947 |
| Taiwan | 164 | 1:142,956 | 1,276 |
| Brunei | 162 | 1:2,585 | 450 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Russia | 145 | 1:993,952 | 76,823 |
| Solomon Islands | 140 | 1:4,143 | 494 |
| Benin | 112 | 1:92,282 | 10,663 |
| England | 104 | 1:535,751 | 33,356 |
| New Caledonia | 94 | 1:2,939 | 404 |
| Greece | 91 | 1:121,756 | 20,412 |
| Zimbabwe | 91 | 1:169,651 | 20,787 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
| Panama | 59 | 1:66,309 | 2,910 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Kazakhstan | 55 | 1:321,500 | 26,592 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Sierra Leone | 49 | 1:144,686 | 305 |
| Qatar | 44 | 1:53,591 | 5,826 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Kaï (84) & Kaî (7) are calculated separately.
Kai (2,906,429) may also be a first name.
Kai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name originates from the old name of an hometown which was called Kai during the samurai age. The town is situated near Tokoyo on the Japanese main island, Honshu, and is nowadays known as Yamanashi.
- mkkayKai (甲斐) roughly means 'the realisation of what one expects and hopes for'.
- mkkayKai Demographics
Average Kai Salary in
United States
$45,270 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kai (Arabic: كاعي, Bengali: কাই, Hindi: कै, Marathi: कै, Oriya: କଇ, Russian: Каи) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kaï or Kaî. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kai is the 3,858th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 50,277 people. The surname Kai occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kai reside; 52 percent reside in East Asia and 49 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kai is also the 173rd most frequent forename globally, borne by 2,906,429 people.
The last name is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 71,414 people, or 1 in 1,790. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Miyazaki Prefecture, where 32 percent live, Ōita Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Outside of Japan it exists in 125 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Kai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kai has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 7,057 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (95%) in Kenya and Muslim (48%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kai last name are 5.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.68% registered with the party.
The amount Kai earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.82% less than the national average, earning 263,657 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.82% less than the national average, earning R 190,536 per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,658 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaï | 89 | 84 | / |
| Kaî | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kaji | 86 | 120,299 | / |
| Khai | 86 | 19,106 | / |
| Kayi | 86 | 13,491 | / |
| Kaia | 86 | 1,408 | / |
| Kaio | 86 | 1,350 | / |
| Kaai | 86 | 1,107 | / |
| Kaij | 86 | 1,062 | / |
| Kaić | 86 | 369 | / |
| Kaii | 86 | 333 | / |
| Kaie | 86 | 295 | / |
| Kaih | 86 | 102 | / |
| Kaiu | 86 | 96 | / |
| Kaiß | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kaiš | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kaiy | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kgai | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kaič | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gkai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Qkai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kkai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaiê | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hkai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ka | 80 | 464,634 | / |
| Ki | 80 | 145,326 | / |
| Khaji | 75 | 21,279 | / |
| Kaiho | 75 | 4,966 | / |
| Kahia | 75 | 4,305 | / |
| Kayij | 75 | 3,759 | / |
| Kajii | 75 | 3,562 | / |
| Kajio | 75 | 1,821 | / |
| Kagia | 75 | 1,666 | / |
| Kahiu | 75 | 1,532 | / |
| Kaihi | 75 | 804 | / |
| Kahai | 75 | 747 | / |
| Kaiyo | 75 | 691 | / |
| Khaia | 75 | 500 | / |
| Kagio | 75 | 424 | / |
| Kajiy | 75 | 328 | / |
| Kaiha | 75 | 281 | / |
| Kaiah | 75 | 269 | / |
| Kajiš | 75 | 262 | / |
| Kaaij | 75 | 245 | / |
| Kawie | 75 | 227 | / |
| Kaghi | 75 | 178 | / |
| Kahij | 75 | 164 | / |
| Kaieh | 75 | 149 | / |
| Kahio | 75 | 130 | / |
| Kajie | 75 | 106 | / |
| Kaayi | 75 | 105 | / |
| Kaggi | 75 | 88 | / |
| Kaihe | 75 | 81 | / |
| Kaipf | 75 | 64 | / |
| Khaie | 75 | 61 | / |
| Kaaie | 75 | 60 | / |
| Kayhi | 75 | 58 | / |
| Kaiou | 75 | 56 | / |
| Kajij | 75 | 55 | / |
| Kaaji | 75 | 44 | / |
| Kayyi | 75 | 43 | / |
| Kajih | 75 | 38 | / |
| Kaiup | 75 | 34 | / |
| Kayii | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kaije | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kahyi | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kayie | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kauie | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kaijh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kayio | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kaioo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kaihu | 75 | 12 | / |
| Kaaii | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kahji | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kaioe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kaioh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Khaio | 75 | 7 | / |
| Koaia | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kaiee | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kahii | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kajyi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khaij | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kahei | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kaaia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kkais | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kaiad | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ka'ai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kaiaa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kayih | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khaih | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hkaih | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khaai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kkayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kqayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kayiş | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kahiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaiuo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kai'i | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kckai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaihd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkaiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ka'ii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaiio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaidd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cai | 67 | 8,207,082 | / |
| Kay | 67 | 311,583 | / |
| Kha | 67 | 273,378 | / |
| Kyi | 67 | 130,849 | / |
| Kui | 67 | 129,506 | / |
| Kaj | 67 | 49,352 | / |
| Khi | 67 | 29,761 | / |
| Koi | 67 | 23,049 | / |
| Kau | 67 | 21,470 | / |
| Kei | 67 | 19,855 | / |
| Kah | 67 | 19,491 | / |
| Kea | 67 | 18,979 | / |
| Kae | 67 | 17,377 | / |
| Kie | 67 | 13,022 | / |
| Kii | 67 | 10,225 | / |
| Koa | 67 | 8,262 | / |
| Kio | 67 | 7,830 | / |
| Kaa | 67 | 4,662 | / |
| Kka | 67 | 3,672 | / |
| Kij | 67 | 2,420 | / |
| Kiy | 67 | 2,060 | / |
| Kih | 67 | 745 | / |
| Qai | 67 | 319 | / |
| Kaß | 67 | 312 | / |
| Kač | 67 | 239 | / |
| Khajij | 67 | 207 | / |
| Kki | 67 | 195 | / |
| Kiß | 67 | 167 | / |
| Kahieh | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kahaji | 67 | 98 | / |
| Kajaia | 67 | 81 | / |
| Khaggi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kaihøj | 67 | 50 | / |
| Khajie | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kiș | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kaš | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kaihah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kói | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kaggia | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hka | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hki | 67 | 25 | / |
| Khayie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kaihou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kga | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khaist | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khahai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kayich | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kgi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kayije | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kqi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kahaia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khaidt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khaiad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khaiyo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khaidz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khaije | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kahias | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kagiou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khahia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hkaiat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaaith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaiish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahaie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kéi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaggio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaihad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayip | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaihøi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kqa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khahij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kckayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahiop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaihoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaishd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaishp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaisht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaihu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaihee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaïyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaihie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vánkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ōki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkhayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkaiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khauyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaajit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaihap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaihod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitch | 67 | 0 | / |
Kai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kai in the Marathi language | ||
| कै | kai | 77.43 |
| काई | ka'i | 11.46 |
| कइ | ka'i | 7.99 |
| Kai in the Oriya language | ||
| କଇ | ka'i | 76.57 |
| କାଇ | ka'i | 16.5 |
| କଇଁ | ka'im | 2.31 |
| କଈ | ka'i | 2.31 |
| Kai in the Hindi language | ||
| कै | kai | 74.32 |
| काई | ka'i | 12.55 |
| कई | ka'i | 5.41 |
| काी | kai | 4.83 |
| काि | kai | 0.58 |
| क़ै | qai | 0.19 |
| कै़ | kai | 0.19 |
| Kai in the Bengali language | ||
| কাই | ka'i | 50 |
| কই | ka'i | 50 |
| Kai in the Russian language | ||
| Каи | kai | - |
| Kai in the Arabic language | ||
| كاعي | kay | - |
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