Keyah Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Keyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Keyah (119) may also be a first name.
Keyah Demographics
Keyah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Keyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺎﻩ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Keyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Keyah is the 2,460,878th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Keyah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Keyah are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 119 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,776,150. In Kenya Keyah is most prevalent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 35 percent live, Kakamega County, where 15 percent live and Nairobi County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.
Keyah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieyah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Keya | 89 | 81,275 | / |
| Keah | 89 | 9,761 | / |
| Keeyath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kheya | 80 | 1,876 | / |
| Kayah | 80 | 1,301 | / |
| Kieya | 80 | 1,273 | / |
| Keeya | 80 | 1,149 | / |
| Koyah | 80 | 857 | / |
| Kiyah | 80 | 552 | / |
| Kehya | 80 | 363 | / |
| Keyho | 80 | 198 | / |
| Kuyah | 80 | 151 | / |
| Keyha | 80 | 81 | / |
| Kejah | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kheyh | 80 | 26 | / |
| Keyaa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Keyeh | 80 | 21 | / |
| Keiah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kkeya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keyoh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keyhi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keuah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keadh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kceya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keyuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kheah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kkeah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kehah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Key | 75 | 62,746 | / |
| Kea | 75 | 18,979 | / |
| Khayah | 73 | 211 | / |
| Kuyath | 73 | 94 | / |
| Khieya | 73 | 73 | / |
| Keyhoe | 73 | 66 | / |
| Khoyah | 73 | 45 | / |
| Kejaya | 73 | 38 | / |
| Keyoth | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kkeeya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kheyap | 73 | 11 | / |
| Khiyah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kiyath | 73 | 6 | / |
| Keiyoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Keyouh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kheysh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cehyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koyach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koyadh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keyich | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayach | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kouyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kehych | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keyish | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keyieh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kheeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keyshs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kooyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kejahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kieyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kheyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khgeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kcoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeyae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keacht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaya | 67 | 888,082 | / |
| Kiya | 67 | 68,857 | / |
| Koya | 67 | 53,610 | / |
| Kuya | 67 | 9,107 | / |
| Khea | 67 | 2,791 | / |
| Keyi | 67 | 2,610 | / |
| Keye | 67 | 2,115 | / |
| Keha | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Kahu | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Keja | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Khey | 67 | 502 | / |
| Keyu | 67 | 490 | / |
| Keyo | 67 | 438 | / |
| Kiey | 67 | 194 | / |
| Keia | 67 | 150 | / |
| Keey | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kaih | 67 | 102 | / |
| Kauh | 67 | 100 | / |
| Keuh | 67 | 92 | / |
| Keih | 67 | 82 | / |
| Keattch | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kiea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kahy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Koyh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Keae | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kyia | 67 | 45 | / |
| Keua | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kyoa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Khoyhah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ceah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Qeya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ceya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kajh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keuy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Keňa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keyé | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuyh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kyja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keauhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keyy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chehyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keyihch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kejy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehyohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiyaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khejaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkey | 67 | 0 | / |
Keyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺎﻩ | kyah | - |
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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 Keyah
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