Kayes Surname
Approximately 28,475 people bear this surname
Kayes Surname Definition:
Kay(e)’s (Son): v. Kay(e.
Kayes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 25,954 | 1:6,140 | 557 |
| United States | 711 | 1:509,788 | 42,749 |
| Mali | 581 | 1:29,207 | 949 |
| England | 334 | 1:166,821 | 15,434 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| New Zealand | 137 | 1:33,053 | 5,740 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Scotland | 63 | 1:84,981 | 6,133 |
| Congo | 61 | 1:81,788 | 6,954 |
| Northern Ireland | 48 | 1:38,438 | 3,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
Kayes (5,966) may also be a first name.
Kayes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kay(e)’s (Son): v. Kay(e.
Kayes Demographics
Average Kayes Salary in
United States
$46,328 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kayes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kayes (Arabic: كاييس, Bengali: কয়েস, Hindi: कायेस, Marathi: कयेस, Oriya: କାେୟସ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kayes is the 19,305th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 255,928 people. Kayes occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kayes live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kayes is also the 85,972nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 5,966 people.
Kayes is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 25,954 people, or 1 in 6,140. Besides Bangladesh it exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Mali, where 2 percent live.
Kayes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kayes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kayes surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 573 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kayes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kayes last name are 13.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Kayes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $43,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kayes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayes in the Hindi language | ||
| कायेस | kayesa | - |
| Kayes in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେୟସ | kaeyasa | - |
| Kayes in the Marathi language | ||
| कयेस | kayesa | - |
| Kayes in the Bengali language | ||
| কয়েস | kayesa | 50 |
| কায়েস | kayesa | 50 |
| Kayes in the Arabic language | ||
| كاييس | kayys | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kayes
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