Keets Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Keets Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Keat (lively); or of Ket, an abbreviation of one of the names beginning with Ketil (cauldron); descendant of Kit, a pet form of Christopher (Christ-bearer).

Keets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England621:898,67846,462
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India51:153,413,076951,030
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Keets (53) may also be a first name.

Keets Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Keat (lively); or of Ket, an abbreviation of one of the names beginning with Ketil (cauldron); descendant of Kit, a pet form of Christopher (Christ-bearer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Keets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keets is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keets is the 1,076,574th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Keets reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 53 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Keets is most frequent in: Ohio, where 33 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Keets occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Keets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keets surname increased 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keets Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Keets surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Keets earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.86% less than the national average, earning $28,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keetse911,603/
Keetes914/
Kehets911/
Keeths910/
Keetsh910/
Kets891,426/
Kheyets832/
Keechts830/
Keats804,997/
Koets80945/
Ketse80724/
Ketts80185/
Keetz8083/
Kaets8052/
Keeds8049/
Khets8047/
Keyts8042/
Keits8025/
Kyets8012/
Kiets808/
Kuets801/
Ceets800/
Ketsh800/
Keates733,193/
Keetch731,315/
Keatts731,272/
Khetse73148/
Keites7366/
Keiths7360/
Keijts7336/
Ketshe7323/
Keytes7318/
Ketsch7312/
Kheyts736/
Cheets736/
Khuets736/
Kettős736/
Khetts731/
Keaths731/
Keatst731/
Keyeds731/
Kesths731/
Keitse731/
Gkeits731/
Keatse730/
Keitts730/
Kits671,462/
Ketz671,352/
Keitsch67525/
Kyts67482/
Keez67113/
Koetsch6788/
Kietsch6757/
Khets'e6751/
Keutsch6744/
Keitese6733/
Keec6733/
Kaetsch6724/
Keds6721/
Keattes6719/
Ketsche6718/
Ketsova6711/
Khetshe674/
Khet'se673/
Cets673/
Ketc671/
Keitesh671/
Kjts671/
Kayetse671/
Kowetse671/
Qets671/
Kuetsch670/

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