Keh Surname
Approximately 5,507 people bear this surname
Keh Surname User-submission:
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
Keh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,178 | 1:25,038 | 2,250 |
| Liberia | 924 | 1:4,771 | 581 |
| Ivory Coast | 603 | 1:38,261 | 2,508 |
| United States | 542 | 1:668,743 | 53,351 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Philippines | 423 | 1:239,334 | 36,283 |
| Cambodia | 337 | 1:45,956 | 1,778 |
| Singapore | 210 | 1:26,227 | 1,017 |
| Cameroon | 149 | 1:139,390 | 15,562 |
| Pakistan | 101 | 1:1,768,751 | 17,893 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Belize | 38 | 1:9,355 | 1,258 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Keh (4,045) may also be a first name.
Keh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.
The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.
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Keh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keh (Hindi: केह, Marathi: केह) occurs most in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Keh.
How Common Is The Last Name Keh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Keh is the 87,350th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,323,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Keh are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 23 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Keh is also the 109,658th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 4,045 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 25,038. In Malaysia Keh is most prevalent in: Johor, where 33 percent reside, Selangor, where 25 percent reside and Perak, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside.
Keh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Keh surname are 1.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Keh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning $53,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $61,918 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieh | 86 | 1,765 | / |
| Keuh | 86 | 92 | / |
| Keih | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kheh | 86 | 53 | / |
| Kehz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kceh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kehp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hkeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kkeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ke | 80 | 1,270,301 | / |
| Kecht | 75 | 555 | / |
| Kheyh | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kheeh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Kesth | 75 | 6 | / |
| Keehe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kehii | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kepph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Keheh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Keľha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khehr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gkkeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keeha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keedh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kechh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kedsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kerrh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kethd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqkeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cketh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kesrh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgehh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehzp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkeah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keehy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ketsh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kha | 67 | 273,378 | / |
| Key | 67 | 62,746 | / |
| Kee | 67 | 38,268 | / |
| Khi | 67 | 29,761 | / |
| Kei | 67 | 19,855 | / |
| Kea | 67 | 18,979 | / |
| Kie | 67 | 13,022 | / |
| Ceh | 67 | 4,875 | / |
| Khe | 67 | 3,832 | / |
| Keu | 67 | 1,560 | / |
| Kih | 67 | 745 | / |
| Khy | 67 | 555 | / |
| Kke | 67 | 294 | / |
| Kej | 67 | 256 | / |
| Cke | 67 | 152 | / |
| Åke | 67 | 141 | / |
| Khj | 67 | 129 | / |
| Kahieh | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kje | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kjh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Keš | 67 | 57 | / |
| Keï | 67 | 36 | / |
| Keő | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kyh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Keč | 67 | 22 | / |
| Qeh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Keć | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khessh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keeshh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keř | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kheejh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kåe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kheshs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kedsch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kce | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kqe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kehych | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kheysh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keshch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keî | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keheđi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khecht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketchz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keechh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyshs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkeech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keacht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kettch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keehrr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keetsh | 67 | 0 | / |
Keh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keh in the Hindi language | ||
| केह | keha | - |
| Keh in the Marathi language | ||
| केह | keha | - |
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