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

The surname Keye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Hindi: केये, Marathi: केये) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Keyé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Keye is the 197,862^nd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,445,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Keye reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 32 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 252,656^th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 1,012 people.

Keye is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States Keye is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Keye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Keye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keye surname increased 372 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 631 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 280 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Keye last name is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keye surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.54% less than the national average, earning R 81,900 per year; in United States they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $40,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,206 CAD per year.