How common is the surname Kea?

1,594 people in the United States had the surname Kea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. It ranked 17,625th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kea?

In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Kea identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Kea?

Clarence Kea, American basketball player (born 1959), followed by Salaria Kea.

Where is the surname Kea most common?

Wikidata records people named Kea in the United States.

Is the surname Kea getting more or less common?

More common. 1,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,594 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Kea

A surname, carried by 1,594 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kea is more common than 89.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,594 people named Kea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,472.

#17,625

rank among US surnames

1,594

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,596)

Who is named Kea

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

39% of people named Kea identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 39%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Asian and Pacific Islander 16%
Two or more races 8.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clarence Kea
American basketball player (born 1959)
Salaria Kea
American nurse (1913-1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kea

Kea has the Soundex code K000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K000.

Questions

How common is the surname Kea?: 1,594 people in the United States had the surname Kea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. It ranked 17,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kea?: In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Kea identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kea?: Clarence Kea, American basketball player (born 1959), followed by Salaria Kea.
Where is the surname Kea most common?: Wikidata records people named Kea in the United States.
Is the surname Kea getting more or less common?: More common. 1,472 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,594 in 2010, up 8.3%.