Kehs Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kehs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:901,63967,958
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Kehs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kehs (Hindi: केश) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 712,393rd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Kehs reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kehs is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 901,639. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 14 percent live, New Jersey, where 4 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 3 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Chile, where 0 percent live.

Kehs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kehs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kehs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kehs are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Kehs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kehse8955/
Keuhs8919/
Kiehs892/
Keshs891/
Kes869,014/
Kheshs806/
Keyshs801/
Kehets801/
Keys7533,189/
Kesh7522,785/
Kees758,170/
Khes756,996/
Kies756,785/
Kess756,286/
Kese752,725/
Keis752,098/
Keus751,738/
Keas75826/
Kesz75151/
Khis75109/
Kihs7599/
Kejs7539/
Kähs7536/
Cehs758/
Kexh758/
Kces752/
Kges752/
Kehz752/
Kesd751/
Ckes751/
Keső751/
Kkes751/
Kyhs751/
Khjs751/
Kesse6717,638/
Keese673,100/
Khese671,824/
Keyse671,408/
Keshe671,399/
Kiess671,352/
Khess671,101/
Keiss67839/
Khesh67588/
Kecht67555/
Kiesz67522/
Khais67510/
Keise67504/
Keeys67366/
Keush67331/
Kesch67306/
Keuss67222/
Keish67163/
Khyts67106/
Khish6799/
Keess6783/
Keysh6775/
Keesh6750/
Keisz6748/
Keizs6746/
Khyst6746/
Keesz6732/
Kiejs6730/
Kease6727/
Kkese6725/
Kayhs6722/
Kheys6721/
Khois6721/
Khays6721/
Keest6720/
Keišs6718/
Kedse6717/
Kejst6715/
Kheis6712/
Khees679/
Keshh679/
Kiesh677/
Keash676/
Kesth676/
Khies675/
Keysz674/
Keass673/
Ckess672/
Kihss672/
Cehes672/
Kessz672/
Keids672/
Kechh671/
Kedsh671/
Khajs671/
Kesze671/
Keyss671/
Khysz671/
Kkesh671/
Kyhts671/
Kesce671/
Kyhse671/
Kehzp671/
Kehce671/
Kehez671/
Kejss671/
Khojs671/
Kiesø671/
Kishs671/
Quehs671/
Khuys671/
Kuhys671/
Kkesx671/
Kessd671/
Kiohs671/
Hgkes670/
Kezse670/
Ketsh670/

Kehs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kehs in the Hindi language
केशkesa-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kehs
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