Keyser Surname

29,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Keyser Surname Definition:

V. Keiser, Kaiser, q.v.

Keyser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8591:33,3794,165
South Africa4,1481:13,0611,637
Germany8211:98,05812,200
France3981:166,89125,994
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Netherlands1891:89,35014,763
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Philippines1641:617,30666,289
England1461:381,63126,761
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Namibia1071:22,5183,805
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Norway471:109,41014,618
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4211:14,6801,878

Keyser (332) may also be a first name.

Keyser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Keiser, Kaiser, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendent of Caesar, i.e., emperor; one who took that part in the Purim plays.

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

German, kaiser, an emperor, a Caesar. This name must be an importation from Germany, where it was probably first applied as a sobriquet. See Lempriere.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) An emperor.

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

Keyser Last Name Facts

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

Keyser (Arabic: كيسير, Russian: Кейсер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keyser? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,641st most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 403,496 people. The surname Keyser occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Keyser live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 480,499th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 332 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,859 people, or 1 in 33,379. In The United States Keyser is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Keyser occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Keyser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keyser has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 374 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keyser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Methodist (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keyser are 18.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.2% registered with the party.

The amount Keyser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning 286,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.04% more than the national average, earning R 373,176 per year; in United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keysser9232/
Keysear9211/
Keyszer921/
Keyeser920/
Keyseur920/
Keyseer920/
Keser9139,786/
Kyser913,924/
Kayser8327,466/
Keiser8314,572/
Kieser835,083/
Kaeser832,911/
Kesser83974/
Kesier83830/
Kejser83795/
Keuser83543/
Kueser83307/
Koeser83301/
Keaser83202/
Keeser83196/
Kesher8351/
Kysser8326/
Kesere8315/
Kuyser837/
Ketser835/
Keszer834/
Khyser834/
Kheser834/
Koyser833/
Keseir833/
Keseer832/
Kescer831/
Keycer831/
Kysier831/
Keyßer831/
Käyser831/
Kyoser831/
Kezser830/
Kehser830/
Kyeser830/
Kesear830/
Keijser771,068/
Kesseir77243/
Keisser77174/
Kiesser77170/
Kaysser77134/
Kaesser7788/
Kessier7786/
Keesser7774/
Keidser7756/
Kescher7755/
Koesser7739/
Kaieser7732/
Kessere7719/
Keiszer7711/
Kayiser7711/
Kiesher779/
Keshere778/
Koehser777/
Kesheir774/
Khaeser774/
Keisher772/
Koweser772/
Koueser772/
Keiscer772/
Keusser772/
Keshier772/
Kayaser771/
Keisjer771/
Keitser771/
Keasher771/
Keesher771/
Kaeseer771/
Kesgeer771/
Kessher771/
Koesier771/
Kuescer771/
Keisere771/
Koesger771/
Kyoseer771/
Kuesser771/
Ketsier771/
Kaiyser771/
Koeszer771/
Keysair770/
Keesier770/
Kaayser770/
Keisier770/
Keesear770/
Keshher770/
Kuesher770/
Kayszer770/
Keusher770/
Keisger770/
Kayseer770/
Keiseer770/
Kiser7326,066/
Kaser737,738/
Käser737,730/
Kesir73670/
Keçer73359/
Ceser7364/
Kecer7350/
Kešer7342/
Késer7326/
Qeser7316/
Kycer735/
Kysyr735/
Qyser734/
Kyšer734/
Káser731/
Kysir731/
Ketscher71211/
Keuscher71125/
Kiescher7129/
Keserova7116/
Khaytser7114/
Kayisetr716/
Cheysser712/
Khoieser711/
Keischer711/
Keeseejr711/
Koescher710/
Kuescher710/
Kaiser67239,981/
Kauser6716,005/
Kouser6712,942/
Ceaser673,915/
Kisser672,443/
Kasser672,436/
Kasere672,115/
Qayser671,503/
Kasher67983/
Kisher67759/
Kessir67403/
Cheser67348/
Keshir67300/
Kaseir67205/
Koiser67201/
Caeser67187/
Kaseer67174/
Kasier67129/
Kässer67121/
Kaszer67110/
Kiszer6771/
Keczer6769/
Kajser6760/
Cayser6756/
Kitser6754/
Kießer6744/
Cesear6740/
Khaser6734/
Kaaser6728/
Kisere6728/
Kisier6728/
Kycher6720/
Keicer6717/
Kesair6715/
Kayßer6715/
Kejzer6713/
Khiser6712/
Queser6712/
Kayserová6711/
Kesgir679/
Kesire679/
Kahser678/
Kijser678/
Koyzer677/
Kuyzer676/
Kasear675/
Kaseur675/
Quyser674/
Kisger674/
Cesser674/
Qhyser673/
Kasehr673/
Khaytseer672/
Kaysir672/
Kaeßer672/
Kayserova672/
Køiser672/
Keecer671/
Kesherova671/
Kiecer671/
Kascer671/
Kasejr671/
Kasger671/
Kizeer671/
Kiseir671/
Kojser671/
Kuiser671/
Ceeser671/
Kiseer671/
Keceir671/
Kezeer671/
Qeiser671/
Ceszer671/
Kaÿser671/
Kaìser671/
Kaïser671/
Keiserová671/
Kasjer671/
Käùser671/
Qysser671/
Coeser671/
Khesir671/
Qeeser671/
Qeseer671/
Qesser671/
Cesier671/
Keuzer670/
Keisir670/
Ceiser670/
Coyser670/
Kaycer670/
Cesher670/
Keyzir670/
Kisesr670/
Keesir670/
Kehcer670/

Keyser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keyser in the Russian language
Кейсерkejser-
Keyser in the Arabic language
كيسيرkysyr-

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Keyser Reference & Research

Kaiser DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kaiser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keyser
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