Kehemen Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kehemen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehemen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2721:651,26030,529
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kehemen (332) may also be a first name.

Kehemen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kehemen is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehemen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 956,400th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. Kehemen is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kehemen reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kehemen is also the 480,499th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 332 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 651,260. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 78 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside and Taraba, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keehemen931/
Khiemen867/
Kahemen864/
Kehomen861/
Kihemen861/
Kaahemen804/
Kiemen77115/
Keumen777/
Kyemen777/
Keuemn771/
Khoamen7110/
Khaomen717/
Keaomen711/
Kiemien711/
Kehomin711/
Kahimien672/
Keomn671/
Keaomuen671/
Chijemen671/
Köymen623,616/
Kaomen624/
Kiemin622/
Cohemn621/
Kietmn621/
Kohamn621/
Kiemem621/
Khoamn621/
Koamen621/
Qaeemin575,724/
Kohimin5713/
Kohamin578/
Kahimin574/
Kiyomen574/
Kyoymen573/
Quiemen571/
Khaomin571/
Kihimina531/

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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 Kehemen
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