Keçe Surname

122,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Keçe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keçe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,7211:20,9142,457
Albania51:582,81119,572
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kece (164) are calculated separately.

Keçe Last Name Facts

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

Keçe occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Kece. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keçe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,500th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,952,719 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Keçe live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,721 people, or 1 in 20,914. In Turkey Keçe is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 16 percent live and Adana Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Turkey it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Keçe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keçe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keçe last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kece92164/
Kees758,170/
Kese752,725/
Keçi752,250/
Koçe75258/
Keše7580/
Keeß7544/
Kaçe7537/
Kiçe7526/
Ksee754/
Keşe751/
Köçe750/
Keyes6726,826/
Kesse6717,638/
Kiese676,731/
Keese673,100/
Kasee672,914/
Khese671,824/
Keyse671,408/
Ke Es67855/
Keşçi67669/
Kaese67508/
Keise67504/
Keeys67366/
Koese67314/
Kwese67262/
Kesey67181/
Kesee67170/
Kisee67146/
Keesy67140/
Keesi67138/
Kewes67131/
Kosee67117/
Kyees67109/
Keseh67102/
Kyese6793/
Keess6783/
Keesa6780/
Keeso6764/
Kehse6755/
Kuese6750/
Kesea6748/
Keswe6738/
Kesie6737/
Kesue6732/
Kusee6730/
Kease6727/
Kkese6725/
Kiece6721/
Kaees6719/
Kesei6715/
Kocee6713/
Khees679/
Kesje679/
Keies678/
Keuse677/
Keesu676/
Kesae676/
Kesoe675/
Keeci673/
Keeas673/
Keose672/
Kecee672/
Kacee672/
Keseo672/
Keaes672/
Keesw671/
Keace671/
Kecey671/
Keeos671/
Keceh671/
Kecye671/
Köese671/
Kehce671/
Keđeš671/
Kečei671/
Kuece671/
Keece671/
Kesce671/
Keyce671/
Keecy670/
Keice670/
Keuzeu602/
Keucheu551/
Keutcheu5024/

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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 Keçe
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