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

The last name Key (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Hindi: केय, Marathi: केय, Oriya: େକୟ, Tibetan: སྐྱིད།) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Kéy. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Key is the 9,030^th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 116,144 people. The surname Key occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Key reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Key is also the 46,352^nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 15,017 people.

The surname Key is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 43,721 people, or 1 in 8,290. In The United States Key is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Key exists in 139 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Venezuela, where 3 percent reside.

Key Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Key has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Key surname grew 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 696 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 32 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Key Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Key last name is primarily Catholic (77%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Key surname are 18.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Key earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.68% more than the national average, earning 518,009 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.64% more than the national average, earning R 324,720 per year; in United States they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $39,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,550 CAD per year.