Keï Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Keï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Kei (19,855), Keî (2) & Kéi (3) are calculated separately.
Keï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keï is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kei, Keî or Kéi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keï? popularity and diffusion
The surname Keï is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Keï is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Keï live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 295,303. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 37 percent live, Borgou Department, where 37 percent live and Donga Department, where 26 percent live. Other than Benin Keï occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kei | 89 | 19,855 | / |
| Keî | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ke | 80 | 1,270,301 | / |
| Kéi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kheïr | 75 | 32 | / |
| Key | 67 | 62,746 | / |
| Kee | 67 | 38,268 | / |
| Kea | 67 | 18,979 | / |
| Kie | 67 | 13,022 | / |
| Keh | 67 | 5,507 | / |
| Khe | 67 | 3,832 | / |
| Keu | 67 | 1,560 | / |
| Kke | 67 | 294 | / |
| Kej | 67 | 256 | / |
| Cke | 67 | 152 | / |
| Åke | 67 | 141 | / |
| Kje | 67 | 68 | / |
| Keš | 67 | 57 | / |
| Keő | 67 | 29 | / |
| Keč | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keć | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keř | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kåe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kce | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kqe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ceï | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Keï
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