Keis Surname

199,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Keis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3681:143,86313,168
Germany3521:228,70925,466
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Denmark2161:26,1332,677
Namibia2111:11,4192,168
Ukraine1941:234,65331,061
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Canada821:449,33638,948
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Greece161:692,48777,522
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Keis (571) may also be a first name.

Keis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keis (Russian: Кеис) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Keis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 199,116th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,473,568 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Keis reside; 19 percent reside in East Africa and 18 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 350,891st most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 571 people.

Keis is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 143,863. In Tanzania Keis is most frequent in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 82 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 11 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Keis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keis last name increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Keis last name are 5.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.71% less than the national average, earning R 102,864 per year; in United States they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $49,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $53,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keiss89839/
Keise89504/
Keish89163/
Keyis8975/
Keisz8948/
Keizs8946/
Keuis8930/
Keišs8918/
Kheis8912/
Keies898/
Keios894/
Keids892/
Kejis891/
Kis8632,624/
Kes869,014/
Keyise80201/
Keihäs80185/
Keisch8059/
Keisse8048/
Kehias8037/
Keijts8036/
Keishe809/
Kheise805/
Keihas804/
Keyish802/
Keggis801/
Kheisz801/
Gkeits801/
Keiyos801/
Kheies801/
Keihus800/
Kiss75181,099/
Keys7533,189/
Kesh7522,785/
Kish7518,156/
Kais759,833/
Kees758,170/
Kise757,338/
Khes756,996/
Kies756,785/
Kess756,286/
Kues755,622/
Kaes753,331/
Kese752,725/
Keus751,738/
Kois751,636/
Kuis75966/
Keas75826/
Kios75694/
Kyes75617/
Koes75500/
Kehs75411/
Kisz75238/
Kesz75151/
Khis75109/
Kihs7599/
Ceis7587/
Keiz7587/
Kkis7567/
Keiß7557/
Kejs7539/
Qeis7528/
Keić752/
Kces752/
Kges752/
Kesd751/
Ckes751/
Keső751/
Kišs751/
Kkes751/
Ckis751/
Kqis751/
Kijs751/
Keix750/
Keitsch73525/
Keisova732/
Keische731/
Kheyise731/
Keischt730/
Keistch730/
Kayes6728,475/
Keyes6726,826/
Kesse6717,638/
Kaise675,476/
Kaish674,033/
Keese673,100/
Kaiss671,989/
Khese671,824/
Kisch671,769/
Kiyas671,600/
Kijas671,475/
Keyse671,408/
Keshe671,399/
Kiess671,352/
Kuijs671,182/
Khess671,101/
Kaesh671,022/
Kaies67848/
Kisse67841/
Koyes67790/
Kishe67705/
Khesh67588/
Kiesz67522/
Khais67510/
Kaess67437/
Keeys67366/
Kuess67353/
Keush67331/
Kayis67316/
Kesch67306/
Kojis67273/
Keuss67222/
Koios67195/
Khise67179/
Kaius67127/
Kaias67115/
Keyas67108/
Khish6799/
Cheis6796/
Kajis6793/
Kaios6793/
Keess6783/
Keysh6775/
Kissh6773/
Kuias6768/
Kowes6767/
Kuehs6761/
Queis6756/
Kuish6755/
Kehse6755/
Koisz6752/
Koiss6751/
Keesh6750/
Kuise6748/
Kaesz6747/
Kuizs6742/
Kaisz6737/
Koyis6732/
Kaehs6732/
Keesz6732/
Koise6731/
Koish6730/
Kiejs6730/
Keust6728/
Kease6727/
Kiias6726/
Kkese6725/
Kishz6724/
Koehs6722/
Gkois6722/
Kheys6721/
Khois6721/
Koess6721/
Keest6720/
Koesh6720/
Kheisheh6720/
Keuhs6719/
Kiszt6718/
Kawes6718/
Kedse6717/
Kistt6717/
Kejst6715/
Kajes6714/
Kehas6713/
Kejas6713/
Kojes6713/
Kiosz6712/
Koies6712/
Ceyis6711/
Khees679/
Kijos679/
Keshh679/
Kejos678/
Koues678/
Kiesh677/
Keuse677/
Kuisz677/
Kiyos677/
Keash676/
Kesth676/
Ceies676/
Khies675/
Ceias675/
Cejis675/
Kkais675/
Keyos674/
Koist674/
Keysz674/
Kioss674/
Khoes674/
Keyus674/
Kūgis674/
Keeas673/
Ceiss673/
Keiyz673/
Keass673/
Ckess672/
Kihss672/
Kaais672/
Kujis672/
Kessz672/
Qheis672/
Kiehs672/
Keyys671/
Khaes671/
Kyesh671/
Kuies671/
Keiez671/
Kedsh671/
Kaiis671/
Kesze671/
Keyss671/
Kiosh671/
Kkesh671/
Kishh671/
Kyies671/
Kuesh671/
Kuiis671/
Kesce671/
Kuyes671/
Kaues671/
Keshs671/
Kgish671/
Kejss671/
Kiesø671/
Kishs671/
Kissň671/
Ceius671/
Kaiys671/
Kujes671/
Kkesx671/
Kessd671/
Kiohs671/
Keice670/
Kuiss670/
Hgkes670/
Ceisz670/
Kezse670/
Qeise670/
Ketsh670/

Keis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keis in the Russian language
Кеисkeis-

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Keis Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Keis
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