Wai Keat Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wai Keat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wai Keat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wai Keat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wai Keat is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wai Keat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wai Keat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Wai Keat live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This last name is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 1,845,036. In Northern Ireland it is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Beside Northern Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Singapore, where 25 percent live.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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