Käyhty Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Käyhty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Käyhty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1971:27,9023,777
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kayhty (1) are calculated separately.

Käyhty Last Name Facts

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

Käyhty is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kayhty. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Käyhty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,140,742nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Käyhty live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 27,902. In Finland Käyhty is most common in: South Karelia, where 50 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 24 percent reside and Päijänne Tavastia, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Finland Käyhty occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Käyhty Last Name Statistics demography

Käyhty earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.07% less than the national average, earning 245,474 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayhty941/
Khety73215/
Kytyi737/
Kytys735/
Kayty732/
Kytay732/
Qkyty731/
Kähte731/
Khity731/
Kayaty67224/
Khisty67154/
Keshty67122/
Kechty67122/
Khouty6743/
Kichty6724/
Khaity6717/
Kehaty6715/
Khetty678/
Kuyety676/
Kheity676/
Kheaty675/
Kohity672/
Khaety671/
Khitty671/
Keytey671/
Kuytey671/
Kuytyt671/
Kaythy671/
Koytay671/
Khoity671/
Kuytty671/
Kuytiy671/

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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
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  • 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 Käyhty
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