Keeve Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

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

Keeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2711:199,91821,433
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ireland101:470,89415,820
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Keevé (13) & Keevè (1) are calculated separately.

Keeve (44) may also be a first name.

Keeve Last Name Facts

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

Keeve is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Keevé or Keevè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 503,100th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Keeve live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The last name Keeve is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 199,918. In South Africa Keeve is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 26 percent reside, Free State, where 21 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside. Besides South Africa Keeve occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Keeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keeve has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,000 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keeve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Keeve last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keeve are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keeve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 180.65% more than the national average, earning R 666,924 per year and in United States they earn 16.44% more than the national average, earning $50,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keevé9313/
Keevè931/
Keevey91125/
Keeave911/
Keeveh911/
Keevie910/
Keve891,489/
Keevy80540/
Kevei80146/
Kyeve80122/
Kieve8067/
Keeva8058/
Kevey8038/
Keveš8038/
Kevea8036/
Keave8026/
Koeve809/
Kheve808/
Kevee805/
Kewee804/
Keveh803/
Kueve802/
Keuve801/
Keveu801/
Keevi801/
Keveč801/
Ceeve801/
Keewe801/
Keive800/
Kehve800/
Keehaver775/
Keavey73233/
Keveae7371/
Kevech7341/
Kheeva7338/
Kcheve7329/
Kuevey7311/
Kyeveh736/
Keyevi736/
Khieve734/
Khetve734/
Kuieve734/
Keiave732/
Kejewe732/
Keewey731/
Kheves731/
Keuves731/
Ketvej731/
Ceevee731/
Koueve731/
Kaveee731/
Kejove731/
Keyebe731/
Kevets731/
Kehver731/
Kejave731/
Keevio731/
Keewer731/
Cheeve731/
Kevess731/
Kaehve731/
Kajeve731/
Kkever730/
Keveit730/
Kove6714,334/
Kave674,657/
Kevi671,936/
Kewe67793/
Kheyveh67275/
Kive67220/
Ceve6789/
Kevy6761/
Kaweebe6731/
Kejewet6717/
Kõve6712/
Keevish679/
Kyve679/
Queever676/
Kchevei674/
Kouevey674/
Kehaves672/
Kajeeva671/
Keiewer671/
Keeweer671/
Keewhee671/
Keshvep671/
Keveith671/
Cheheve671/
Ckeaver671/
Keavehy671/
Keveová671/
Keewest670/
Keivedt670/
Keavead670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keeve
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