Keet Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Keet Surname Definition:

= Keat, q.v.

Keet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3621:22,9372,916
England3391:164,36015,274
Netherlands2731:61,85810,635
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Namibia301:80,3137,828
India281:27,395,192354,286
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Fiji41:223,5982,635
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Keet (430) may also be a first name.

Keet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Keat, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Cottage” in Frisian. See also Kotze.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Hals says keate, ceate, signifies in British fallacy, cheat, or delusion; but these names, as well as Keyte, Kite, are more probably from cot (W. cwt), a cot, sty; or from root of Coode, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Keet Last Name Facts

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

Keet (Russian: Кээт) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keet is the 125,404th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The last name Keet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Keet are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 413,955th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 430 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,362 people, or 1 in 22,937. In South Africa Keet is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 37 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Northern Cape, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Keet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keet has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Keet last name rose 892 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 190 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Keet surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Keet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning R 354,396 per year; in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.63% less than the national average, earning $43,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keeth891,195/
Keete8936/
Keyet8922/
Keest8920/
Kejet8911/
Kheet893/
Kgeet891/
Keeyt891/
Keiet890/
Ket8618,712/
Keethe8019/
Keyete8018/
Keyeth802/
Kehyet801/
Keieth801/
Keeyat801/
Kehets801/
Kujeet801/
Kayeet801/
Kheyet801/
Keeath800/
Keetsh800/
Keeste800/
Koheet800/
Koet7513,020/
Keut755,992/
Kuet755,879/
Kete755,083/
Kiet754,375/
Kett753,875/
Keat752,952/
Kaet751,227/
Keth75991/
Khet75780/
Keyt75747/
Keit75394/
Keed75199/
Keşt7567/
Kyet7563/
Keht7536/
Cket755/
Ceet752/
Qeet751/
Kcet751/
Kqet751/
Hket751/
Kheyets732/
Kaheete732/
Kheette731/
Kujeeth731/
Keeyath731/
Kheethe731/
Keechts730/
Keith6780,997/
Keyte672,527/
Kayet672,048/
Keitt671,789/
Kette671,613/
Kheat671,161/
Keath671,065/
Khaet67921/
Keate67586/
Khete67579/
Kowet67574/
Kecht67555/
Kethe67543/
Keyot67483/
Kawet67451/
Kieth67373/
Khiet67354/
Keute67340/
Kehat67301/
Keuth67247/
Koett67240/
Keyat67215/
Keite67204/
Kheit67178/
Khett67155/
Kouet67154/
Queet67127/
Koyet67113/
Keutz67111/
Kiett6770/
Keyut6743/
Kejot6738/
Kuyet6734/
Khoet6733/
Keatt6732/
Kheyt6732/
Kojet6728/
Keust6728/
Kueht6727/
Cheet6726/
Kettz6724/
Keyed6723/
Kejit6720/
Keyth6715/
Kejst6715/
Kuett6715/
Kaiet6715/
Kheed6711/
Kyiet6710/
Kajet6710/
Khetd679/
Kujet677/
Hkyet676/
Kesth676/
Kiyet676/
Keiut675/
Kyett674/
Kejat674/
Keyit674/
Koedt673/
Keutt673/
Ckete673/
Kijet672/
Keuit672/
Khuet672/
Kiiet672/
Kieat672/
Kheth672/
Kheut671/
Kauet671/
Keiht671/
Keitp671/
Keadt671/
Kedte671/
Keeyette671/
Kethd671/
Keuht671/
Keuot671/
Keytt671/
Ketth671/
Cketh671/
Kettő671/
Keuat671/
Kestz671/
Khyet671/
Koiet671/
Kuiet671/
Ceyet671/
Keytz671/
Qeest671/
Hkeut671/
Keedh671/
Kaett670/
Ketsh670/
Koeht670/
Kieht670/

Keet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keet in the Russian language
Кээтkeet-

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