Where Does The Last Name Kee Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kee (Hindi: के़ए़, Marathi: केअे, Oriya: େକଏ) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kee? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 14,562^nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 190,434 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kee are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 21,272^nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 42,210 people.

The last name Kee is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 14,995 people, or 1 in 1,967. In Malaysia Kee is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 25 percent are found, Johor, where 18 percent are found and Penang, where 15 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 89 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Myanmar, where 6 percent are found.

Kee Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kee surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kee Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kee surname is predominantly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kee last name are 5.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Kee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.93% more than the national average, earning R 420,444 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $55,304 CAD per year.