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
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Keays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keays is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keays? popularity and diffusion
Keays is the 239,834th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,366,415 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Keays reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 53,092. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 38 percent are found, Quebec, where 25 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.
Keays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Keays has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 104 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keays Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Keays surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59% registered to vote for the 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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