Kej Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
India501:15,341,308250,737
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France31:22,140,907385,998
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Kej (237) may also be a first name.

Kej Last Name Facts

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

Kej (Bengali: কেজ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺞ, Hindi: केजे, Marathi: केज, Oriya: େକଜ) is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kej? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 998,609th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kej live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 237 people.

The last name Kej is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 37,382. In Denmark Kej is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 80 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 9 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keji864,894/
Keja861,220/
Kejo86846/
Keij86615/
Keje86239/
Khej8645/
Kejs8639/
Keej8615/
Kiej865/
Kejj863/
Keaj862/
Kejy861/
Kqej861/
Kejx861/
Kgej861/
Ke801,270,301/
Kj80903/
Kejuo75283/
Kejeh75213/
Keeja75175/
Kejah7565/
Keeji7545/
Kheje7540/
Kieja7537/
Kejoo7527/
Kejst7515/
Kheji7514/
Keije7512/
Kejiy756/
Kejie756/
Kheja755/
Kehji755/
Kejih755/
Keejo755/
Khejy754/
Koeje753/
Kejcz753/
Kejee752/
Kejii752/
Kieji752/
Keeje752/
Khejo752/
Keyje751/
Keshj751/
Kejss751/
Kejdz751/
Kejoh751/
Key6762,746/
Kaj6749,352/
Kee6738,268/
Kei6719,855/
Kea6718,979/
Kae6717,377/
Kie6713,022/
Koe6712,332/
Kye678,893/
Koj676,555/
Kue676,267/
Keh675,507/
Khe673,832/
Kij672,420/
Keu671,560/
Kec67558/
Cej67476/
Kke67294/
Cke67152/
Åke67141/
Khj67129/
Kje6768/
Kjh6765/
Keš6757/
Kejaya6738/
Keijts6736/
Keï6736/
Keő6729/
Keč6722/
Kuj6720/
Keć6718/
Kkj6714/
Køj6713/
Keř6711/
Kqj6711/
Kjc679/
Kheejh678/
Kjt678/
Kåe677/
Khoeij676/
Kyj676/
Gkj676/
Hkj676/
Kjx676/
Keejoo675/
Kce675/
Kjj675/
Qke675/
Kge674/
Hke674/
Kqe674/
Qkj674/
Kjd674/
Gke673/
Khejoo673/
Kcj673/
Qej673/
Khejad672/
Khejee672/
Ckj672/
Keî672/
Kehaja672/
Kjz672/
Khejeh671/
Kejahe671/
Kejosh671/

Kej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kej in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺞkj-
Kej in the Bengali language
কেজkeja-
Kej in the Oriya language
େକଜekaja-
Kej in the Marathi language
केजkeja-
Kej in the Hindi language
केजेkeje41.67
केजkeja33.33
के॰जे॰keje25

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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
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  • 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 Kej
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