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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 as: Keï, Kéi or Keî. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 27,051^st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 367,038 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Kei reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kei is also the 5,826^th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 180,159 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 9,243 people, or 1 in 2,496. In The Ivory Coast Kei is most common in: Montagnes District, where 73 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 3 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Hong Kong, where 10 percent live.

Kei Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kei has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kei surname expanded 2,106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kei Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kei last name is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

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