Kehe Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast7581:30,4372,075
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Germany861:936,11065,790
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Benin431:240,36321,480
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Kéhé (1) are calculated separately.

Kehe (401) may also be a first name.

Kehe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kehe (Oriya: େକେହ) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kéhé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehe? popularity and diffusion

Kehe is the 295,590th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Kehe live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 401 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 30,437. In The Ivory Coast Kehe is most common in: Montagnes District, where 59 percent live, Bas-Sassandra District, where 23 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 13 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast Kehe occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Kehe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kehe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 852 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kehe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kehe last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.81% registered with the political party.

Kehe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.39% more than the national average, earning $57,126 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaehe89345/
Kehie89112/
Koehe8923/
Kyehe898/
Kehey896/
Keehe896/
Khehe895/
Kehei893/
Kiehe891/
Keuhe891/
Kéhé831/
Keahey801,169/
Keheye8090/
Keuhey808/
Kaehey803/
Kehaye803/
Kehead802/
Kijehe802/
Keheđi802/
Keahie802/
Kaehee801/
Koehie801/
Khoehe801/
Keehes800/
Koejhe800/
Kehi756,862/
Kahe751,840/
Kohe751,578/
Koee75598/
Kyee75396/
Kaee75235/
Kheu75177/
Keey75122/
Kehy75111/
Keuh7592/
Kihe7556/
Kyhe7556/
Keae7553/
Kehä7529/
Keeh7527/
Kiee7524/
Ke'e7517/
Keei7512/
Kyeh757/
Cehe754/
Keue752/
Kghe751/
Kjee751/
Keee751/
Qehe751/
Kjhe751/
Keihyee739/
Keheher731/
Keheggi731/
Kaiyehe731/
Kohei673,038/
Keaie672,764/
Koghe67366/
Kejha67156/
Khaee67137/
Kohhe67110/
Kehić6791/
Kuieh6785/
Kiehr6759/
Kihei6759/
Kjeer6755/
Khoee6751/
Kuiee6747/
Keyie6740/
Kaheu6740/
Kiehi6738/
Kaheh6737/
Kiaee6735/
Keiye6724/
Kejje6724/
Kuihe6720/
Kehai6719/
Keaea6717/
Kheaa6715/
Khahe6714/
Kiohe6713/
Koeie6713/
Kehui6713/
Keije6712/
Kehoi679/
Kjehr679/
Keahy678/
Kheae677/
Koehi677/
Keyye677/
Kaahe677/
Caehe676/
Kejie676/
Qhehe676/
Kojhe675/
Kehyo675/
Kehay674/
Keeyo674/
Keaee674/
Khohe673/
Kejhi673/
Kehér673/
Kieeu673/
Kyhet673/
Kohey672/
Köech672/
Kehid672/
Kiehs672/
Keaes672/
Koeei672/
Koeee672/
Keeay672/
Kieey671/
Kehip671/
Keeie671/
Keeoa671/
Kaeih671/
K'Ahe671/
Kheheich671/
Keyje671/
Kihea671/
Kijhe671/
Keeeh671/
Kieie671/
Kihey671/
Ke'eu671/
Keaei671/
Keuye671/
Kehoj671/
Khyee671/
Kae'e671/
Kaehi671/
Kaeie671/
Kiihe671/
Koheu671/
Keuea671/
Kaeeh671/
Kgehh671/
Khieh671/
Kheoi671/
Keehy670/

Kehe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kehe in the Oriya language
େକେହekeha-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kehe
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