Keys Surname

16,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Keys Surname Definition:

Genit. (and pl.) of Key, q.v.

Keys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,0471:15,7271,998
Australia2,7871:9,6861,444
England2,5171:22,1373,092
Canada9511:38,7444,862
South Africa8651:62,6337,886
Northern Ireland8211:2,247467
New Zealand6411:7,0641,198
Russia3451:417,74840,002
Scotland2801:19,1212,254
Ireland2031:23,1972,280
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Wales581:53,3544,894
France501:1,328,454133,611
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
India251:30,682,615377,978
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel141:611,26042,949
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Norway131:395,56035,657
China121:113,943,4645,994
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8461:5,236878
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3481:18,0832,613
Scotland1021:36,6982,892
Wales371:42,3902,234
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2031:9,6521,229

Keys (365) may also be a first name.

Keys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit. (and pl.) of Key, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) Dweller near the wharf or boat landing place.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably from Keyus, an old Roman word for a warden or keeper.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Keys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keys (Russian: Кейс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,735th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 219,577 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Keys reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Keys is also the 455,540th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 365 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,047 people, or 1 in 15,727. In The United States Keys is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Keys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 76 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Keys surname is principally Catholic (41%) in Ireland, Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Keys surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keys earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 77.14% more than the national average, earning 613,043 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.96% more than the national average, earning R 453,792 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keyes8926,826/
Keyse891,408/
Keeys89366/
Keyas89108/
Keysh8975/
Keyis8975/
Kheys8921/
Keyos894/
Keysz894/
Keyus894/
Keyys891/
Keyss891/
Kes869,014/
Kys862,065/
Keyise80201/
Keyees8027/
Keeyes8019/
Kheyas809/
Kheyts806/
Keyash806/
Kheyes803/
Kheysh803/
Keyish802/
Keyshs801/
Gkeyes801/
Keyese801/
Keiyos801/
Kesh7522,785/
Kees758,170/
Khes756,996/
Kies756,785/
Kays756,498/
Kess756,286/
Kues755,622/
Kaes753,331/
Kese752,725/
Kysh752,696/
Keis752,098/
Keus751,738/
Kuys751,009/
Keas75826/
Kyes75617/
Koes75500/
Kehs75411/
Qeys75196/
Kesz75151/
Kyse75140/
Kyos75105/
Keyz7588/
Kyss7584/
Koys7572/
Kejs7539/
Ceys7534/
Kces752/
Kges752/
Kesd751/
Ckes751/
Keső751/
Kkes751/
Qkys751/
Kysx751/
Kysz751/
Kyzs751/
Kyhs751/
Kyds751/
Gkys751/
Kkys751/
Keyx751/
Keysova736/
Keyashe733/
Kheyise731/
Kayes6728,475/
Kesse6717,638/
Keese673,100/
Khese671,824/
Kiyas671,600/
Keshe671,399/
Kayas671,381/
Kiess671,352/
Khess671,101/
Kaesh671,022/
Kaies67848/
Keiss67839/
Koyes67790/
Kyseľ67762/
Khesh67588/
Kiesz67522/
Keise67504/
Kaess67437/
Kayse67415/
Kuess67353/
Keush67331/
Kayis67316/
Kesch67306/
Kayus67223/
Keuss67222/
Keish67163/
Kaysh67137/
Kıyas67125/
Khyts67106/
Keess6783/
Cheys6770/
Kowes6767/
Kayos6767/
Koyas6762/
Kuehs6761/
Kehse6755/
Keesh6750/
Keisz6748/
Kaesz6747/
Keizs6746/
Khyst6746/
Kayss6745/
Qeyas6741/
Kydts6740/
Koyis6732/
Kysse6732/
Kaehs6732/
Keesz6732/
Keuis6730/
Kiejs6730/
Keust6728/
Kease6727/
Kkese6725/
Kyoas6724/
Kheyz6722/
Koehs6722/
Kayhs6722/
Khays6721/
Koess6721/
Keest6720/
Koesh6720/
Keuhs6719/
Keišs6718/
Kawes6718/
Kedse6717/
Kuysh6717/
Kejst6715/
Kajes6714/
Kehas6713/
Kejas6713/
Kojes6713/
Kheis6712/
Kuyas6712/
Koies6712/
Koysh6711/
Ceyis6711/
Kuyos6710/
Khees679/
Keshh679/
Kejos678/
Koues678/
Keies678/
Kyseĺ678/
Kiesh677/
Keuse677/
Kaysø677/
Kiyos677/
Keash676/
Kesth676/
Kyjas675/
Khies675/
Khoes674/
Keios674/
Keeas673/
Keiyz673/
Keass673/
Ceyas673/
Koyos673/
Kysch673/
Ckess672/
Kessz672/
Kiehs672/
Koyse672/
Keids672/
Khaes671/
Kyyas671/
Kyesh671/
Kuies671/
Keyaz671/
Kedsh671/
Kesze671/
Keyshova671/
Khysz671/
Kkesh671/
Qeyes671/
Kyhts671/
Kyies671/
Kyshp671/
Kytts671/
Kuesh671/
Kesce671/
Keyce671/
Kuyes671/
Kaues671/
Keshs671/
Kejis671/
Kejss671/
Kiesø671/
Qeysh671/
Ceyes671/
Ceyos671/
Kaiys671/
Kuyse671/
Keytz671/
Khuys671/
Ckyst671/
Kujes671/
Kuhys671/
Kkesx671/
Kessd671/
Kooys670/
Hgkes670/
Kezse670/
Ketsh670/

Keys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keys in the Russian language
Кейсkejs-

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