Kehia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kehia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kehia (93) may also be a first name.

Kehia Last Name Facts

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

Kehia is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kehia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kehia reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Mande Africa. Kehia is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 93 people.

The last name Kehia is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,690,411. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Montagnes District, where 67 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 33 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast Kehia occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Liberia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kehias9137/
Keha891,435/
Keia89150/
Kahia804,305/
Kihia801,382/
Khaia80500/
Khiya80485/
Kheha80375/
Kehya80363/
Kohia80283/
Khija80148/
Keyha8081/
Kuhia8061/
Keuhi8025/
Keuha8018/
Khoia8014/
Keiha8012/
Keiah8010/
Keihi809/
Kegia808/
Koeia808/
Kehio806/
Kehji805/
Kehii805/
Khyia804/
Kheia804/
Khuia803/
Keľha803/
Keyhi802/
Kieia801/
Cehia801/
Kceha801/
Kehyi801/
Keiaa801/
Kehaz801/
Kehah801/
Keeha801/
Kei7519,855/
Kea7518,979/
Khouia73492/
Khijja73204/
Khieya7373/
Khijah7333/
Kahaia737/
Khaiad737/
Khiyah736/
Kahias735/
Khahia734/
Keihas734/
Kehaja732/
Keiowa731/
Kuhaia731/
Koehie731/
Chehia731/
Quehia731/
Kihiah731/
Kheiat731/
Khoiha731/
Kehath731/
Keehas730/
Keya6781,275/
Kiya6768,857/
Kija6721,427/
Khai6719,106/
Khoa679,867/
Keah679,761/
Khoi679,337/
Khau675,974/
Khay675,422/
Keji674,894/
Khea672,791/
Keyi672,610/
Kaia671,408/
Keja671,220/
Ceia671,099/
Khie67862/
Khaa67736/
Khui67736/
Koia67658/
Keij67615/
Khei67588/
Keio67526/
Keii67515/
Kioa67415/
Kuia67339/
Kiia67275/
Khaj67257/
Ceha67194/
Keuh6792/
Keie6785/
Keih6782/
Kiea6760/
Keiß6757/
Keae6753/
Kyia6745/
Keua6736/
Keiu6726/
Khaihau6721/
Keea6710/
Keňa679/
Keui678/
Khij675/
Keić672/
Kcea672/
Káha671/
Keijova671/
Khiyaph671/
Kaha'ia671/
Qkea671/
Ckei671/
Kqei671/
Hkei671/
Kcei671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kehia
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