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Where Does The Last Name Ky Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ky (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻰ) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ký. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ky? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 18,165^th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 239,911 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Ky live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 11,157^th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 90,474 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 13,392 people, or 1 in 1,370. In Burkina Faso Ky is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 63 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso this last name exists in 84 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 30 percent live and Mali, where 7 percent live.

Ky Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ky last name rose 3,754 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ky Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (67%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ky surname are 4.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Vietnam they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning 98,483,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $52,407 CAD per year.