Kays meaning | Last name Kays origin

Following is the meaning of Kays surname. Family name Kays is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kays
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Zambia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kays

Kays is used as a family name or surname in Zambia languages. Kays has 4 characters long in length.

Kays is common in Zambia country(ies).

Kays is ranked 28609 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kayses plummeted by 0.5557485 per cent to 2863 since 2000 and slipped by 825 spots and ranked at 11086. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.59 94.79
Hispanic or Latino 2.44 1.53
Others 1.08 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.94 0.73
Black 0.66 1.18
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.28 0.59

How popular is Kays?

Kays is quite popular family name mostly used in Iraq while Namibia is ahead in terms of density. Around 17670 people have been found who wears Kays as their family name. Kays is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,949 Botswana3
26,321 Israel3
1,718 Yemen3
70,383 Tanzania3
6,977 Tajikistan2
24,766 Scotland2
20,595 China2
50,640 Switzerland2
4,781 Malawi2
18,035 Egypt2
28,232 Morocco2
4,302 Benin2
12,161 Wales2
21,929 Algeria2
54,135 Philippines2
20,186 Kenya2
62,864 New Zealand1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
2,724 New Caledonia1
58,885 Poland1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Workwoman Eliza Kays from Ireland aboard the Queen Of The West from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 28 years old when she arrived in USA on December 4, 1848. James Kays, aged 24, Mary Kays, aged 27, 60 years old Jas. Kays, 18 years old Pat Kays, 27 years old Robert Kays, are others that migrated to US.

Celebrities having Kays surname

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  • Cory Kays, from 2019 horror, thriller movie Straight Edge Kegger, who played Brad.
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