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

The last name Kei (Georgian: კეი, Hindi: केई, Marathi: केई, Oriya: େକଇ, Russian: Кеи) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Keï, Kéi or Keî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Kei is the 27,051^st most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 367,038 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 180,159 people.

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

Kei Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kei has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kei Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kei last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for 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.