Kih Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia4271:36,2701,633
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kih (251) may also be a first name.

Kih Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kih (Arabic: كيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻴﻪ) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kih? popularity and diffusion

It is the 454,874th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kih reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 562,655th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 251 people.

The last name Kih is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 36,270. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 26 percent live, Steung Treng Province, where 18 percent live and Kratié Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Cambodia Kih occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieh861,765/
Khih86108/
Kaih86102/
Kihs8699/
Keih8682/
Kihe8656/
Koih8648/
Kuih8612/
Kijh864/
Kihh863/
Kkih862/
Ckih861/
Kcih861/
Kgih861/
Ki80145,326/
Kissh7573/
Kaijh7517/
Kchih755/
Khaih754/
Hkaih754/
Kicht752/
Kitht752/
Kihss752/
Kijhe751/
Hkijh751/
Khieh751/
Kaihd751/
Kéith751/
Kishs751/
Kha67273,378/
Kai67144,948/
Kyi67130,849/
Kui67129,506/
Khi6729,761/
Koi6723,049/
Kei6719,855/
Kie6713,022/
Kii6710,225/
Kio677,830/
Keh675,507/
Khe673,832/
Kij672,420/
Kiy672,060/
Cih67709/
Khy67555/
Kki67195/
Kiß67167/
Khj67129/
Kahieh67104/
Kjh6765/
Kuisch6752/
Kaihøj6750/
Kiș6745/
Kói6729/
Hki6725/
Kyh6723/
Koisch6716/
Koitch6713/
Kgi6711/
Kqi678/
Gki676/
Qki676/
Qih675/
Khoich674/
Kéi673/
Khisht673/
Kaaith673/
Kuitch672/
Kuhieh672/
Kaitth671/
Kaitht671/
Kaisht671/
Kaishp671/
Kaishd671/
Khaidh671/
Khá671/
Khuish671/
Kiç671/
Khé671/
Ōki671/
Kishch671/
Kihova671/
Khoith671/
Kaitch670/

Kih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻴﻪakyh66.67
ﺃﻛﻴﻪakyh16.67
ﻛﻴﻪkyh16.67
Kih in the Arabic language
كيهkyh-

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