Keemah Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Keemah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keemah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Keemah (44) may also be a first name.

Keemah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keemah has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keemah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Keemah is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Keemah reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Keemah is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held forename at a global level, held by 44 people.

The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 142,211. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 42 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 42 percent are found and Margibi County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheeemah863/
Keimah8320/
Keamah8314/
Kehema831/
Keumah831/
Kyemah831/
Keumaha7712/
Keheema772/
Keummah771/
Kiema7327,433/
Kyema73223/
Keuma7351/
Keoma7325/
Kgema732/
Kuyaemah7137/
Kujaemah7123/
Kaiyemah715/
Qeeemath712/
Kheeemay711/
Kahema673,523/
Kihema67131/
Keumai67116/
Khujaemah67115/
Kaomah6739/
Keimoh6719/
Kyimah6715/
Khuyaemah6712/
Khyema677/
Kijema676/
Kehama675/
Kyemma673/
Kheoma672/
Kuiema672/
Keumea672/
Keumay672/
Keuemo671/
Kiemat671/
Kiiema671/
Kyemga671/
Keumoh671/
Keoima671/
Kehima671/
Kheuma671/
Kaaema671/
Kohema671/
Kaeemo671/
Kieama671/
Caeema671/

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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 Keemah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis