Kamdem Surname

24,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kamdem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21,2621:97777
France4861:136,67220,929
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Canada601:614,09350,489
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
England381:1,466,26563,675
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Congo61:831,51616,072
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kamdem (663) may also be a first name.

Kamdem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamdem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kamdem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamdem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamdem is the 24,112th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 324,786 people. Kamdem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kamdem reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 322,353rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 663 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21,262 people, or 1 in 977. In Cameroon Kamdem is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Gabon, where 1 percent reside.

Kamdem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kamdem surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kamdem earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $53,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamdeum928/
Kamddem921/
Kamdeme921/
Kemdem83289/
Kamdim8316/
Camdem838/
Komdem831/
Koumdem771/
Kemdim675/
Comdem671/

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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
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  • 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 Kamdem
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