Kez Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France411:1,620,066149,911
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
India281:27,395,192354,286
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kez (454) may also be a first name.

Kez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kez (Arabic: كييز) is found most in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,218,745th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Kez live; 32 percent live in Western Europe and 21 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 401,195th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 454 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,620,066. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 95 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 5 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 21 percent are found and Ukraine, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketz861,352/
Kesz86151/
Keez86113/
Keyz8688/
Keiz8687/
Kiez8668/
Kecz8626/
Keuz8617/
Kezh8614/
Kedz8610/
Khez867/
Kehz862/
Kezz862/
Keaz862/
Gkez861/
Keitz75851/
Kietz75530/
Kiesz75522/
Khezh75183/
Keutz75111/
Keetz7583/
Kecze7564/
Keisz7548/
Keizs7546/
Kezci7540/
Kiecz7539/
Keesz7532/
Kettz7524/
Kheyz7522/
Keatz7516/
Ketze754/
Keysz754/
Kejcz753/
Kessz752/
Ckeez751/
Kestz751/
Kehzp751/
Kehez751/
Keytz751/
Kkezz751/
Keizh751/
Kesze751/
Kejdz751/
Kccez751/
Keidz750/
Kezse750/
Kes679,014/
Kec67558/
Keß67514/
Kyz67513/
Kiz67411/
Cez67243/
Kız67191/
Kaytez67115/
Keš6757/
Khiesz6735/
Keč6722/
Kezova6721/
Keć6718/
Kheezh6717/
Qez676/
Kýz674/
Keidzh673/
Kjz672/
Khedzh671/
Gketze671/
Kíz671/
Kherzz671/
Kheisz671/
Keszcz671/
Ketchz671/
Keuttz670/
Keittz670/
Keattz670/

Kez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kez in the Arabic language
كييزkyyz-

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