van Ky Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

van Ky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Ky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Qatar61:393,00055,922

van Ky (10) may also be a first name.

van Ky Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Ky is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Ky.

How Common Is The Last Name van Ky? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Ky is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name van Ky occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of van Ky reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. van Ky is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name van Ky is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia van Ky is most numerous in: Penang, where 63 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent reside and Selangor, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia van Ky exists in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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van Key923/
van Kooy86368/
van Keys861/
van Kaay861/
van Ka831/
van Kha779/
van Kee778/
van Quy778/
Van-Kuy775/
van Kaa771/
van Kit771/
van Khe771/
van Kaj771/
van Cay771/
van Keer711,263/
van Kets71362/
van Keep71107/
van Khoi716/
van Quay716/
van Khoa713/
van Khai712/
van Kgai711/
van Kerr711/
van Chey711/
van Kish710/
van Kooij67669/
van Keith6710/
van Ca671/
van Kuijt671/
van Qcker671/
van Ce671/

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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 van Ky
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis