Ke Surname

405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,128,5771:1,212127
Taiwan97,0261:24243
Vietnam12,4681:7,431239
India12,4001:61,8604,219
Singapore3,3721:1,633187
Cambodia2,3391:6,621804
Thailand2,1291:33,1793,384
United States1,9511:185,78118,497
Hong Kong1,8271:4,015216
Indonesia9861:134,12713,389
Iran8771:87,5518,819
Malaysia6671:44,2193,556
Nepal5231:54,4571,566
Ivory Coast4411:52,3163,180
Canada4301:85,6879,504
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Australia4251:63,5197,625
Macau4101:1,467189
United Arab Emirates3981:23,0212,622
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Japan1881:680,02316,802
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
England1431:389,63727,109
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Philippines1161:872,74380,276
Pakistan1141:1,567,05216,715
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
France761:873,983102,402
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Belize651:5,469935
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Solomon Islands341:17,0603,300
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Norway151:342,81932,589
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: (6), (2) & Kẻ (1) are calculated separately.

Ke (42,252) may also be a first name.

Ke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻙ, Hindi: के, Marathi: के, Oriya: େକ) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: , or Kẻ. For other potential spellings of Ke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,737 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ke live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 21,256th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 42,252 people.

This last name is most commonly held in China, where it is borne by 1,128,577 people, or 1 in 1,212. Not including China this last name is found in 114 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 8 percent live and Vietnam, where 1 percent live.

Ke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ke surname increased 12,194 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ke surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ke are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.48% less than the national average, earning €3,760 per year; in Norway they earn 17.85% more than the national average, earning 407,851 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,186 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.75% more than the national average, earning R 320,220 per year; in United States they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $49,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
836/
832/
Kẻ831/
Key8062,746/
Kee8038,268/
Kei8019,855/
Kea8018,979/
Kie8013,022/
Keh805,507/
Khe803,832/
Keu801,560/
Kke80294/
Kej80256/
Cke80152/
Åke80141/
Kje8068/
Keš8057/
Keï8036/
Keő8029/
Keč8022/
Keć8018/
Keř8011/
Kåe807/
Kce805/
Qke805/
Kge804/
Hke804/
Kqe804/
Gke803/
Keî802/
K676,101/
Khea672,791/
Kieh671,765/
Khie67862/
Khee67639/
Keij67615/
Khei67588/
Khey67502/
Kiey67194/
Kheu67177/
Keey67122/
Køie67122/
Keuh6792/
Keih6782/
Kije6776/
Keşt6767/
Kiea6760/
Keiß6757/
Kihe6756/
Kyhe6756/
Keae6753/
Kheh6753/
Khej6745/
Keeß6744/
Kejs6739/
Kepf6736/
Hőke6733/
Kecz6726/
Kåge6725/
Køge6719/
Ke'e6717/
Keej6715/
Keea6710/
Keňa679/
Ckee678/
Åkhe676/
Kiej675/
Quke673/
Kejj673/
Ckge673/
Kque673/
Hkke672/
Kehp672/
Kkep672/
Åhke672/
Keić672/
Kkhe672/
Kceh672/
Kqke672/
Kehz672/
Kcea672/
Kesd671/
Ckes671/
Gkee671/
Keee671/
Kkeh671/
Hkeh671/
Keső671/
Kgue671/
Kkie671/
Køje671/
Ckey671/
Qkea671/
Qked671/
Qkee671/
Ckce671/
Cked671/
Ckei671/
Ckep671/
Ckie671/
Kqce671/
Kqei671/
Kqej671/
Kqer671/
Kqet671/
Kqey671/
Kqge671/
Kqhe671/
Kqie671/
Gkep671/
Gkez671/
Gkge671/
Gkhe671/
Gkie671/
Gkje671/
Gkqe671/
Hhke671/
Hkee671/
Hkei671/
Hket671/
Hkhe671/
Hkie671/
Kkeu671/
Kkje671/
Kkke671/
Kjhe671/
Kgej671/
Kgke671/
Khge671/
Kcce671/
Kcei671/
Kebp671/
Gkey670/

Ke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻙak-
Ke in the Oriya language
େକeka96.07
ଏସesa2.14
ଏସ୍es1.55
ଚେce0.12
ଆେae0.12
Ke in the Marathi language
केke89.81
कॅke6.48
़केke3.7
Ke in the Hindi language
केke73.63
एसesa3.56
के़ke3.3
आरara3.01
के॰ke2.72
बीbi1.81
पीpi1.79
वीvi1.62
डीdi0.86
जेje0.86
सीsi0.78
डाda0.61
टीti0.42
़केke0.1
कॅke0.06
़के़ke0.04
जे़je0.04
कॆke0.04
जे॰je0.02
्केke0.02
क्ेke0.02

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Footnotes

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