Kahemela Surname
Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname
Kahemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,461 | 1:36,237 | 4,226 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kahemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahemela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahemela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 267,252nd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahemela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kahemela is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,461 people, or 1 in 36,237. In Tanzania Kahemela is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 59 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 17 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaemela | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kahemele | 88 | 1,359 | / |
| Kahemelo | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kahemeli | 88 | 9 | / |
| Kahimela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Keumela | 80 | 64 | / |
| Kaemele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaemely | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaemila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaemala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaoimela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keumelah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koemala | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kaemili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koemila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keumeleu | 63 | 21 | / |
| Kahimalo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Keumelou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kahimili | 63 | 1 | / |
| Keumeuleu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keumala | 53 | 371 | / |
| Keumolo | 53 | 33 | / |
| Koemalo | 53 | 11 | / |
| Kouimeli | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Kahemela
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