Kech

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Kéch in FR France.

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Kech is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname3.1K records spelled Kech56 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Morocco

  Languages: English, Dutch, German

  Also written Kéch, Këčh, Ķéçh, Keçh, Ķęçh

• Indonesian surname951 records spelled Kech15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Morocco

  Also written Kéch, Këch, Kéçh, Kęch, Këčh

• a separate name901 records spelled Kech6 spellings in the group

  Also written ከጭ, Kéch, Kēch, Kèch, Kêch

• Spanish name721 records spelled Kech14 spellings in the group

  Also written Kéch, Kèch, Ķëčh, Kéçh, Ķĕćh

• Urdu name706 records spelled Kech8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Pakistan

  Also written Kêch, Këčh, Kéch, Kéčh, Ķêčh

• Thai given name181 records spelled Kech64 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, India, Philippines

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Khet, หลักเขต, เขตร, เคจิ, KateS

• Russian surname123 records spelled Kech10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Кёч, Кеч, Кэч, Кечь, Kếch

• a separate name97 records spelled Kech3 spellings in the group

  Also written Ķèçh, Kéch

33 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Kech is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, Übername zu mhd. kec/quec/quick 'lebendig, lebhaft'; Bearer count: 129.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

• In Dutch, whore (usually as a term of abuse for a woman)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Robert Kechb. 1738CH(1738-1783)
• Maurice Kechb. 1960FRFrench politician

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 19 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Kech?

We estimate roughly 215 people bear Kech (counting its spellings and scripts) across 5 countries in our records.

In which country does Kech have the most bearers?

Kech is most frequently recorded in Morocco, where it is most often spelled kech.

What does the name Kech mean?

Recorded meaning: Personenmerkmal: zu mhd.