Keß Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Keß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Keß Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5131:156,93118,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Keß Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keß is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keß? popularity and diffusion

It is the 603,653rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Keß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 156,931. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 63 percent live, Brandenburg, where 13 percent live and Thuringia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieß86629/
Keiß8657/
Keeß8644/
Keuß866/
Kes679,014/
Kez67192/
Kiß67167/
Käß67111/
Keš6757/
Keč6722/
Keć6718/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Keß
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