Keya Surname

6,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Keya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh61,1901:2,604255
Kenya12,1531:3,800569
Tanzania4,9721:10,6481,377
DR Congo1,0671:69,2408,138
Uganda3551:109,97010,758
Cameroon3281:63,3208,055
Ivory Coast1781:129,6146,291
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Congo1071:46,6274,334
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Benin971:106,55311,978
India881:8,716,652177,764
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Mauritania451:90,9975,761
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England331:1,688,42669,999
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Keya (97,868) may also be a first name.

Keya Last Name Facts

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

Keya (Bengali: কেয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻪ, Hindi: केया, Marathi: केया, Oriya: େକୟା, Russian: Кея) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Keya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keya is the 6,975th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 89,665 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Keya reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Keya is also the 10,395th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 97,868 people.

This last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 61,190 people, or 1 in 2,604. Apart from Bangladesh Keya is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Keya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keya last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Buddhist (40%) in Russia and Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Keya surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.24% less than the national average, earning R 101,616 per year and in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,310 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheya891,876/
Kieya891,273/
Keeya891,149/
Kehya89363/
Keyha8981/
Keyah8961/
Keyaa8925/
Kkeya893/
Kceya891/
Key8662,746/
Kea8618,979/
Khieya8073/
Kejaya8038/
Kkeeya8013/
Kheyap8011/
Kieyah804/
Kheeya802/
Keeyat801/
Khgeya801/
Keeyae801/
Kaya75888,082/
Kiya7568,857/
Koya7553,610/
Keah759,761/
Kuya759,107/
Khea752,791/
Keyi752,610/
Keye752,115/
Keha751,435/
Keja751,220/
Khey75502/
Keyu75490/
Keyo75438/
Kiey75194/
Keia75150/
Keey75122/
Kiea7560/
Keae7553/
Kyia7545/
Keua7536/
Kyoa7533/
Qeya7523/
Ceya7519/
Keuy7512/
Keea7510/
Keňa759/
Keyé757/
Kyja753/
Keyy752/
Kyya752/
Kcea752/
Kejy751/
Ckey751/
Qkea751/
Kqey751/
Gkey750/
Keeyath731/
Khejaya731/
Kaaya6722,011/
Kahya6720,792/
Kouya676,369/
Khaya675,394/
Khoya672,063/
Kayah671,301/
Koyah67857/
Keiyo67559/
Kiyah67552/
Khiya67485/
Cheya67415/
Kheha67375/
Kayaa67302/
Kuuya67256/
Kiyae67227/
Gceya67221/
Keyho67198/
Koyaş67177/
Kyoya67175/
Keeja67175/
Kuyah67151/
Qheya67151/
Hkaya67128/
Kayha6799/
Kahey6792/
Kheye6777/
Keyou6777/
Kgoya6775/
Kieye6771/
Kejah6765/
Kkaya6755/
Kayağ6755/
Kehye6752/
Kheyo6746/
Kooya6744/
Qeyas6741/
Keyie6740/
Kioya6739/
Kieja6737/
Kheyh6726/
Koyaa6724/
Keyee6723/
Queya6723/
Gqeya6722/
Keyeh6721/
Kkoya6718/
Keaua6718/
Keuha6718/
Kohya6716/
Keyid6716/
Kayaç6714/
Kiyaç6713/
Keiha6712/
Kciya6710/
Keiah6710/
Keğaz6710/
Khuya679/
Kcoya679/
Kegia678/
Koeia678/
Kheae677/
Kehia677/
Kejiy676/
Kheja675/
Koyha675/
Kyjas675/
Kehyo675/
Keyos674/
Khejy674/
Khyia674/
Keysz674/
Keeye674/
Kheia674/
Koaya674/
Keeyo674/
Kuyaa674/
Kuoya674/
Cceya674/
Kayaï674/
Keass673/
Keyoh673/
Kkiya673/
Keľha673/
Kheua673/
Keyhi672/
Kuhya672/
Koeiy672/
Keiiy671/
Kchey671/
Keadt671/
Keuah671/
Keyje671/
Keyyi671/
Kieia671/
Kijya671/
Kyiah671/
Cehya671/
Keadh671/
Ceyah671/
Kceha671/
Keyio671/
Keyuh671/
Kehyi671/
Keiaa671/
Keeyi671/
Kehaz671/
Kheah671/
Kihya671/
Kkuya671/
Kyoaa671/
Qeyaz671/
Ckaya671/
Ceyha671/
Kyyap671/
Keyyy671/
Hkoya671/
Keytz671/
Kieyo671/
Kkeah671/
Ke'ap671/
Kehah671/
Keeha671/
Keapf670/
Keapp670/
Keehy670/

Keya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keya in the Bengali language
কেয়াkeya-
Keya in the Marathi language
केयाkeya95.92
केयkeya4.08
Keya in the Oriya language
େକୟାekaya90.32
େକୟଁekayam3.23
େକୟekaya3.23
କିୟାkiya3.23
Keya in the Hindi language
केयाkeya90.21
केयkeya9.09
कियाkiya0.7
Keya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﻪkyh60.98
ﻛﻲky24.39
ﻛﻴﺎkya7.32
ﺧﻴﻪkhyh2.44
ﺍﻛﻲaky2.44
ﺃﻛﻴﻪakyh2.44
Keya in the Russian language
Кеяkea-

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