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Where Does The Last Name Kei Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kei (Georgian: კეი, Hindi: केई, Marathi: केई, Oriya: େକଇ, Russian: Кеи) is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Keï, Kéi or Keî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kei? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kei is the 27,051^st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 367,038 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Kei reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,826^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 180,159 people.

The last name Kei is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 9,243 people, or 1 in 2,496. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 73 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 3 percent reside. Barring The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 10 percent reside.

Kei Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kei has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kei surname grew 2,106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kei Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kei surname is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kei are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Kei earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 495.5% more than the national average, earning R 1,415,140 per year; in United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning $65,460 CAD per year.