Keije Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Keije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Keije (16) may also be a first name.
Keije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keije (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺞ) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keije? popularity and diffusion
The last name Keije is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Keije live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 40 percent live, Kibaale District, where 20 percent live and Mukono District, where 20 percent live. Outside of Uganda Keije occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Mauritania, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keije Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keije in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺞ | kyj | - |
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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 Keije
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