Keh Surname

87,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,1781:25,0382,250
Liberia9241:4,771581
Ivory Coast6031:38,2612,508
United States5421:668,74353,351
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Philippines4231:239,33436,283
Cambodia3371:45,9561,778
Singapore2101:26,2271,017
Cameroon1491:139,39015,562
Pakistan1011:1,768,75117,893
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Qatar471:50,1704,949
China451:30,384,9241,604
Canada441:837,40065,151
Belize381:9,3551,258
England371:1,505,89364,828
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
France171:3,907,219231,005
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieh861,765/
Keuh8692/
Keih8682/
Kheh8653/
Kehz862/
Kceh862/
Kehp862/
Hkeh861/
Kkeh861/
Ke801,270,301/
Kecht75555/
Kheyh7526/
Kheeh7522/
Kesth756/
Keehe756/
Kehii755/
Kepph753/
Keheh753/
Keľha753/
Khehr752/
Gkkeh751/
Keeha751/
Keedh751/
Kechh751/
Kedsh751/
Kerrh751/
Kethd751/
Keadh751/
Kqkeh751/
Cketh751/
Kehrr751/
Khieh751/
Kesrh751/
Kgehh751/
Kehyi751/
Kehzp751/
Kehez751/
Kkeah751/
Keehy750/
Ketsh750/
Kha67273,378/
Key6762,746/
Kee6738,268/
Khi6729,761/
Kei6719,855/
Kea6718,979/
Kie6713,022/
Ceh674,875/
Khe673,832/
Keu671,560/
Kih67745/
Khy67555/
Kke67294/
Kej67256/
Cke67152/
Åke67141/
Khj67129/
Kahieh67104/
Kje6768/
Kjh6765/
Keš6757/
Keï6736/
Keő6729/
Kyh6723/
Keč6722/
Qeh6719/
Keć6718/
Khessh6718/
Keeshh6712/
Keř6711/
Kheejh678/
Kåe677/
Kheshs676/
Kedsch676/
Qke675/
Kce675/
Hke674/
Kqe674/
Kge674/
Kehych673/
Kheysh673/
Gke673/
Keshch672/
Keî672/
Kehaja672/
Keheđi672/
Kuhieh672/
Khecht671/
Ketchz671/
Kehova671/
Kehets671/
Khé671/
Keechh671/
Khá671/
Keyshs671/
Qkeech671/
Keacht670/
Kettch670/
Keehrr670/
Keetsh670/

Keh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keh in the Hindi language
केहkeha-
Keh in the Marathi language
केहkeha-

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