Kea is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kea
No. of characters: 3
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kea

How popular is Kea?

Kea is common in United States.

Kea is ranked 38037 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kea bearers increased by 8.288043 per cent in 2010 US census to 1594 since 2000, the surname slipped by 29 spots and ranked at 17625. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 39.34 43.21
Black 29.55 30.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 16.12 16.71
Others 8.34 5.5
Kea is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Cambodia which signifies that it is originated from Cambodia. Around 12920 people have been found who wears Kea as their family name. Kea is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
10,284 Kuwait2
8,995 Uganda2
50,640 Switzerland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
4,104 South Korea2
49,101 Denmark1
56,169 Mexico1
58,885 Poland1
15,705 Cameroon1
7,847 Albania1
7,191 Afghanistan1
1,819 Laos1
25,721 Egypt1
1,281 Kiribati1
169,904 Brazil1
277,603 France1
31,207 Ireland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
77,122 Sweden1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
172,258 Germany1
2,715 Gabon1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,974 New Zealand47
7,175 Singapore41
2,848 Thailand40
107,506 England27
378,102 India24
75,259 Australia22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
52,053 Canada59
Countries with hundreds of Kea:
6,688 Tanzania742
14,055 Netherlands199
48,597 Indonesia192
39,125 South Africa128
12,632 Peru114
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Kea:
329 Cambodia8,208
3,633 Kenya1,569
22,817 United States1,372
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maid Jane Kea from Ireland aboard the Excelsior from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 34 years old when she arrived in USA on September 20, 1850. 21 years old James Kea, Thomas Kea, aged 25, Elizabeth Kea (36) Immigrant, are other Kea that migrated to US.

Kea Namesakes

  • Abbie Kearse, Film producer
  • Abigail Keats, Fashion designer
  • Abigail Keats, Fashion designer
  • Ade Kearns, Author
  • Genoa Keawe, Musician
  • Aileen Keating, Author
  • Aimee Kearsley, Singer
  • Aimee Kearsley, Singer
  • Glen Keane, Animator
  • Ronan Keating, Singer

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