Kehm Surname

170,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3171:61,1287,856
United States1,0271:352,93031,609
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Kehm (33) may also be a first name.

Kehm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kehm (Hindi: खेम) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kehm.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 170,010th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,872,505 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Kehm live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,317 people, or 1 in 61,128. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 65 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Kehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kehm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kehm surname rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kehm surname are 15.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kehm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 807.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 175,867 per year; in United States they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $43,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning $65,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiehm89517/
Keihm8958/
Kethm893/
Keuhm891/
Kem868,824/
Keehme801/
Khim7555,158/
Khem7538,629/
Keim7518,218/
Kiem756,976/
Keem755,414/
Keme754,529/
Kihm751,481/
Kemm751,092/
Keam751,071/
Keum75737/
Kähm75259/
Keym75136/
Khym75110/
Hkem758/
Kkem754/
Kejm752/
Cehm751/
Kcem751/
Qehm751/
Kqem751/
Khjm751/
Kehmová7341/
Kemme671,571/
Khiem671,135/
Keeme67782/
Kheme67728/
Kheam67721/
Keime67451/
Chehm67171/
Khaim67154/
Kemhe6799/
Khoim6741/
Keame6740/
Kheim6739/
Hkeem6728/
Khimm6721/
Kemdt6714/
Kheem6710/
Khemm679/
K'Eme677/
Kihmm676/
Kiemm674/
Kchim674/
Khemd673/
Kemtt672/
Khaym672/
Kheum672/
Keyme672/
Khetm672/
Khuim671/
Keimm671/
Kejme671/
Khiom671/
Khemh671/
Kquem671/
Khyom671/
Keemt671/
Khgem671/
Kesmt671/
Gkeme671/
Kähmt671/
Khism671/
Khimh671/
Khemt671/

Kehm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kehm in the Hindi language
खेमkhema-

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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 Kehm
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