Kex Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Kex (74) may also be a first name.

Kex Last Name Facts

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

Kex is found most in Thailand. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kex click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kex? popularity and diffusion

Kex is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Kex reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Kex is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name globally It is held by 74 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 14,127,669. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Bangkok, where 20 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 20 percent reside and Pathum Thani Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Kex is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khex8616/
Kexh868/
Kexs862/
Kecx862/
Kexe862/
Kqex861/
Koex861/
Kext861/
Kaex861/
Kekx861/
Kejx861/
Keqx861/
Keux861/
Kexd861/
Kexx861/
Keyx861/
Kgex861/
Keix860/
Kkesx751/
Hkgex751/
Keaxe751/
Kox672,442/
Kix67231/
Kax6792/
Koeckx6724/
Kjx676/
Cex675/
Kyx674/
Qex674/

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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 Kex
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