Surname Key (Key 
, 基 , كي 
, and others...) , globally, is a common family name. The last name Key is habitual in Bahamas, where it is quite a common surname, Isle of Man, and Myanmar. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, China, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Key is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Key | Myanmar, Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom, China |
| 基 | China |
| كي | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria |
| キー | Japan |
| Ки | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| Кей | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Cay, Cayo, Gee, Kay, Kaye, Kee, Kei, Keige, Keye, Keyes, Keý, Khee, Ki, Kie, Kii, Kilo, Kip, Kiyi, Koai, Ky, Kèy, Kèý, Kèÿ, Kéy, Kêy, Kêý, Kêÿ, Këy, Këý, Këÿ, Kēy, Kęy, Kęý, Kęÿ, Kī, Kềy, Qi, Quay, Qí, Sikhiya, Ķëý, Ķĕŷ, Ķęý, Ķěý, Ķễÿ, Кеи, Кеы, Кий, Кэй, Кі, קי, קיז, كيز, กุญชะ, กุญแจ, ดวงแป้น, ลูกแป้น, สำคัญ, เกย, เกย์, เก่ย, เก้ย, เขย, เคย, เคย์, เคอย, แป้นการ, แป้นงาน, แป้นนวล, แป้นมะยะ, แป้นลิ้ม, แป้นเชื้อ, គៃ, キ, 奇, 箕, 기, Ｋey, Ｋeｙ, Ｋéｙ, and Ｋｅｙ
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willem key painter, NL (b. 1510) |
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lieven de key Architect from the Northern Netherlands, NL (b. 1560) |
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| guillaume key NL (b. 1520) |
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| adriaen thomasz key Flemish Renaissance painter (c.1545-1589), BE (b. 1545) |
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| johann key DE (b. 1631) |
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| the hon. captain teunis jacobs de key 1659 - Abt 1702/1705 (b. 1659) |
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| catharina de key 1681 - Abt 1722/1736 (b. 1681) |
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philip key American politician (1750-1820), US (b. 1750) |
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philip barton key United States federal judge (1757-1815), US (b. 1757) |
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francis scott key American lawyer and poet who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner, US (b. 1779) |
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| john key (1730–1755) (b. 1730) |
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charles aston key English surgeon (b. 1793) |
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henrietta hill tayloe key (1794-1832) (b. 1794) |
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thomas hewitt key British scholar (1799-1875) (b. 1799) |
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| margaret key (1753-1790) (b. 1753) |
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