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.
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
165,773 Belarus1
17,236 Ghana1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
16,640 Hong Kong1
4,171 Rwanda1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
17,575 Kuwait1
8,371 Syria1
2,309 Monaco1
56,169 Mexico1
153,416 Italy1
31,207 Ireland1
9,498 Iceland1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,397 Ukraine48
29,242 Zimbabwe46
8,720 Qatar29
94,051 Kazakhstan19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,082 Estonia61
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
220,783 India60
Countries with hundreds of Kays:
8,337 Turkey943
1,086 Namibia326
2,043 Lebanon314
19,321 South Africa310
4,789 Tunisia297
19,682 England269
43,536 Germany235
17,676 Canada206
11,447 Malaysia152
66,174 France147
87,828 Russia139
21,301 Australia117
Countries with thousands of Kays:
1,255 Iraq3,418
10,896 United States3,325
2,362 Uganda2,427
3,398 Bangladesh2,406
748 Zambia2,259
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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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