Keays Surname
Approximately 1,669 people bear this surname
Keays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 694 | 1:53,092 | 6,355 |
| United States | 459 | 1:789,671 | 61,028 |
| Australia | 342 | 1:78,935 | 9,205 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Ireland | 50 | 1:94,179 | 5,191 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 48 | 1:92,289 | 6,115 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Keays Demographics
Keays Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Keays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keays is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keays? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 239,834th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,366,415 people. The surname Keays occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Keays are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 53,092. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 38 percent are found, Quebec, where 25 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 16 percent are found. Not including Canada it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.
Keays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keays has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 104 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keays Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Keays surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Keays earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.98% less than the national average, earning R 197,292 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $49,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeys | 80 | 366 | / |
| Keais | 80 | 82 | / |
| Kyays | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kueys | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kauys | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keaes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ceays | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kaeys | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kayyis | 73 | 169 | / |
| Keaish | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kayeys | 73 | 13 | / |
| Keaise | 73 | 6 | / |
| Keaist | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keyyis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayoes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kayais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keiyys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaeais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaeysh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaheas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keiyes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keaiss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kies | 67 | 6,785 | / |
| Kaes | 67 | 3,331 | / |
| Kyes | 67 | 617 | / |
| Käes | 67 | 31 | / |
| Khaeysh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kyis | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kiys | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kayiise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kjes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayyes | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Keays
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