Keï Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Keï Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keï Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin351:295,30324,440
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

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 last name Keï is found most in Benin. It may be rendered as: Kei, Keî or Kéi. Click here to see other potential spellings of Keï.

How Common Is The Last Name Keï? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Keï reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Keï is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 295,303. In Benin Keï is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 37 percent live, Borgou Department, where 37 percent live and Donga Department, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kei8919,855/
Keî892/
Ke801,270,301/
Kéi783/
Kheïr7532/
Key6762,746/
Kee6738,268/
Kea6718,979/
Kie6713,022/
Keh675,507/
Khe673,832/
Keu671,560/
Kke67294/
Kej67256/
Cke67152/
Åke67141/
Kje6768/
Keš6757/
Keő6729/
Keč6722/
Keć6718/
Keř6711/
Kåe677/
Qke675/
Kce675/
Kqe674/
Hke674/
Kge674/
Gke673/
Ceï671/

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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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