Kayem Surname

287,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Kayem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India3001:2,556,88581,006
Thailand2401:294,32650,651
Cameroon2351:88,37910,660
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384

Kayem (4,349) may also be a first name.

Kayem Last Name Facts

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

Kayem (Arabic: كاييم, Bengali: কায়েম, Hindi: कयेम, Oriya: କାେୟମ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kayem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayem? popularity and diffusion

Kayem is the 287,037th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,446,596 people. The surname Kayem occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kayem are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 104,743rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 4,349 people.

This last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Outside of Bangladesh Kayem is found in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Thailand, where 18 percent are found.

Kayem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kayem last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kayem earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $52,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.11% less than the national average, earning $43,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayeme9138/
Hkayem9133/
Khayem9124/
Kayeem9113/
Kayiem913/
Kayoem913/
Kaem8916,795/
Kyem89420/
Kaym89170/
Khayeem8314/
Kayum8033,291/
Kayam806,014/
Kayım802,584/
Qayem802,250/
Kayim80650/
Kayom80627/
Kawem80302/
Kiyem80233/
Kajem8094/
Kayym8070/
Keyem8067/
Kauem8065/
Kaiem8055/
Koyem8040/
Cayem8037/
Kayme8029/
Khaem8020/
Kaehm8016/
Kuyem8010/
Kaiym804/
Khaym802/
Kaemm801/
Khyem801/
Kyiem801/
Kayým801/
Kayemova771/
Kayame7311,703/
Kaweme732,655/
Khayam732,478/
Kayoom731,230/
Khayum731,103/
Kayoum731,001/
Kouyem73242/
Kayume73201/
Khayom73176/
Khajem7334/
Khayim7332/
Qayeem7330/
Kaiyom7325/
Kajeem7317/
Kayuum7315/
Kayome7314/
Kayime7314/
Kahjem7314/
Kaouem7311/
Kayomm7311/
Khoyem7310/
Kuyeme737/
Kayyom736/
Kaythm734/
Koyeme734/
Kayhme733/
Khaiem733/
Quayem732/
Khayme732/
Kayham732/
Khayym732/
Kayasm731/
Kayumm731/
Kajiem731/
Khauem731/
Khayjm731/
Kkayam731/
Kkayum731/
Kahyam731/
Kahyum731/
Kaihem731/
Kajeme731/
Kihyem731/
Kiyeme731/
Qauyem731/
Cauyem731/
Kaieem731/
Khawem731/
Kayhom731/
Keim6718,218/
Kaim6713,149/
Kiem676,976/
Kaum675,487/
Keem675,414/
Keam671,071/
Keum67737/
Koem67654/
Koym67148/
Keym67136/
Caem67119/
Khayoom6792/
Kajm6759/
Kuem6751/
Kaymova6746/
Khayoum6735/
Quayeem6718/
Qaym6712/
Khayame678/
Khawiem678/
Khayuum677/
Khajeem677/
Khauyam673/
Kejm672/
Khayyom672/
Kuym672/
Kouyeme672/
Kayoume671/
Kahayam671/
Kahayum671/
Kahweme671/
Khahyum671/
Khaymeh671/

Kayem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayem in the Hindi language
कयेमkayema-
Kayem in the Oriya language
କାେୟମkaeyama-
Kayem in the Bengali language
কায়েমkayema95.45
কাইয়ুমka'iyuma4.55
Kayem in the Arabic language
كاييمkayym-

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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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  • 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 Kayem
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