Kehus Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kehus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1101:49,9706,045
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

Kehus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kehus occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Kehus is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kehus live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Kehus is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 49,970. In Finland it is mostly found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 52 percent are found, Lapland, where 35 percent are found and Southern Savonia, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Kehus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kehus surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kehus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.53% less than the national average, earning 185,053 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,369 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keehus914/
Keihus910/
Kiehaus831/
Kehaust830/
Kehause830/
Khyus805/
Khjus804/
Keyus804/
Koeus801/
Cehus801/
Khius801/
Keous800/
Kehos800/
Kohaus73143/
Chehus7390/
Kehoss7360/
Kohjus7325/
Khuyus734/
Khyush734/
Khahus732/
Khyous732/
Kejuse732/
Kaeuss731/
Keyyus731/
Kahuus731/
Kohush731/
Khious731/
Keoush731/
Kehoes730/
Keahos730/
Kohous730/
Kahoush671,015/
Kjus67169/
Kius67127/
Keos6766/
Kohouss6727/
Kyus6726/
Khahush675/
Khaouss672/
Khehouz671/
Chehuis671/
Khoyush671/
Khuyush671/
Kaeusch671/

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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 Kehus
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