Kangme Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kangme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kangme Last Name Facts

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

Kangme is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kangme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangme? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Kangme is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kangme are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Kangme is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 82 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 9 percent live and West Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangmea922/
Kangmei922/
Kangmee921/
Kagme911/
Keangmee867/
Khangmei861/
Kangmi8347/
Kongme839/
Kangma833/
Kangmy832/
Kagmeu831/
Kongmee77627/
Khongme774/
Kongmei774/
Cangmei772/
Kainggm771/
Kagma737/
Kagmi732/
Khongmee71233/
Kaingmai719/
Kongmeth714/
Konghmee711/
Koungmeu711/
Keingmee711/
Kongma671,479/
Kongmi67954/
Kaghma67525/
Kaigma6711/
Khongm673/
Kagmai672/
Kamgmi671/
Kogmeh671/
Kongmy671/
Cagmey670/

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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
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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 Kangme
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