Kahema Surname
Approximately 3,523 people bear this surname
Kahema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,429 | 1:15,439 | 2,000 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kahema (225) may also be a first name.
Kahema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahema is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kahema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahema? popularity and diffusion
Kahema is the 128,622nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,068,563 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahema are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kahema is also the 599,828th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 225 people.
Kahema is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,429 people, or 1 in 15,439. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 28 percent are found, Geita Region, where 12 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Kahema occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahemai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaema | 91 | 1,449 | / |
| Kahima | 83 | 1,232 | / |
| Kkaema | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kaemai | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kaemah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Khaema | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kaemat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kahemo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaemau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kheuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kehema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaaema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kohema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaemoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaemaha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kahoima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kahuima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khoeima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khahima | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keheema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cahemat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaaemas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kajjema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahemei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkaemas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koema | 73 | 1,066 | / |
| Caema | 73 | 314 | / |
| Kaemo | 73 | 96 | / |
| Keuma | 73 | 51 | / |
| Qaema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajhimah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaiyemah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kahimath | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kheeemah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kajhimad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kheeemay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohima | 67 | 260 | / |
| Keumai | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kaemmo | 67 | 58 | / |
| Keemah | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kahimo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Koetma | 67 | 31 | / |
| Qhoema | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cahima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qahima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koemai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keumay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuiema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caaema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caeema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caemea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaeemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koemad | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kahema
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