Kei is used as a family name or surname in Hong Kong. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kei
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Hong Kong
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kei

How popular is Kei?

Kei is common in Hong Kong.

Kei is ranked 55273 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Keis grew by 18.75 per cent to 190 since 2000 and ranked 95955 after elevating 7751 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 65.26 59.38
White 20 25
Others 6.84 3.75
Black 4.74 8.75
Kei is quite popular family name mostly used in Ivory Coast while Macau is ahead in terms of density. Around 8475 people have been found who wears Kei as their family name. Kei is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,632 South Korea5
25,074 Greece3
2,113 Taiwan3
2,967 Vietnam3
46,068 Philippines3
32,695 Nigeria3
82,478 South Africa2
40,256 Mexico2
41,879 Turkey2
54,641 Sweden2
95,312 Argentina2
28,232 Morocco2
23,858 Iran2
11,736 Lithuania2
18,718 Thailand2
131,225 Spain2
124,220 Italy2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
2,196 Liberia1
4,249 Cambodia1
28,746 Algeria1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
37,493 Austria1
50,549 Georgia1
91,024 Belgium1
16,228 Bulgaria1
16,073 Latvia1
2,232 French Polynesia1
3,350 Fiji1
8,268 Mauritius1
11,486 Estonia1
47,891 Norway1
17,768 Pakistan1
49,101 Denmark1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
14,644 Tunisia1
34,581 Chile1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
1,892 Japan43
105,948 Ukraine38
2,197 China20
94,051 Kazakhstan19
26,722 New Zealand14
78,557 Netherlands13
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
4,855 Singapore65
51,036 Tanzania61
37,137 Australia58
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Kei:
193 Macau403
5,583 Malaysia379
67,978 United States365
32,483 Indonesia316
13,426 Kenya314
84,188 India281
47,291 Brazil223
59,024 Germany168
81,418 Russia153
Countries with thousands of Kei:
1,093 Ivory Coast2,338
548 Papua New Guinea1,743
323 Hong Kong1,210
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Kei Namesakes

  • Abdul Kader Keïta, Soccer player
  • Abdul Aziz Keita, Soccer player
  • Abdoulaye Keita, Soccer player
  • Abdoulaye Keita, Soccer player
  • Abdoulaye Keita, Soccer player
  • Abdoulaye Khouma Keita, Soccer player
  • Abdul Kader Keïta, Soccer player
  • Aboubakar Keita, Soccer player
  • Tom Keith, Actor
  • Farley Keith, DJ

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