Kema Surname

62,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,9621:24,9423,146
India1,1501:667,01331,342
Tanzania8851:59,8216,431
Papua New Guinea7041:11,5821,039
Nigeria5281:335,49818,279
Cameroon4711:44,0965,810
South Africa3671:147,62316,807
Ivory Coast1461:158,0227,282
Solomon Islands1341:4,329523
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
Japan1101:1,162,22121,631
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Congo61:831,51616,072
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kema (5,536) may also be a first name.

Kema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﻪ, Hindi: केमा, Marathi: केमा, Oriya: େକମା, Russian: Кема, Tibetan: ཀི་མ་) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kema? popularity and diffusion

Kema is the 62,729th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 911,171 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kema live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kema is also the 90,172nd most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 5,536 people.

The surname Kema is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,962 people, or 1 in 24,942. Aside from The DR Congo Kema is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Kema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kema last name rose 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kema surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kema last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kema earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.06% more than the national average, earning R 435,012 per year and in United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiema8927,433/
Khema892,276/
Kaema891,449/
Keema891,104/
Koema891,066/
Kemah89936/
Kemai89330/
Kemea89188/
Kemoa89168/
Kemma89127/
Keama89118/
Kemaş89114/
Kemay8994/
Keima8991/
Kemaç8975/
Keuma8951/
Kemga8947/
Kkema8928/
Kemau8924/
Kemha8924/
Kemaa8918/
Keyma896/
Gkema894/
Kehma893/
Kgema892/
Hkema891/
Khemma80457/
Kemhay80393/
Khemai80355/
Kemeha80218/
Keymaz80163/
Keumai80116/
Kemaya8089/
Keamau8088/
Keymah8086/
Kemhai8052/
Keehma8048/
Kemach8043/
Kehmaz8036/
Keimau8028/
Gkemas8028/
Kheema8026/
Keimah8020/
Kemayd8017/
Kkaema8014/
Kaemai8012/
Kemahu809/
Kemmah809/
Kemmai809/
Kheima807/
Kaemah807/
Khaema806/
Khemau804/
Ketmas804/
Koemai803/
Kemeae803/
Khemah803/
Keimai802/
Khemaj802/
Kemgah802/
Keumay802/
Keumea802/
Khemaa802/
Kemmaz802/
Kemuua801/
Keemoa801/
Keymas801/
Kehmah801/
Kemmay801/
Keumah801/
Kemaha801/
Keemai801/
Keimaj801/
Khemay801/
Kheuma801/
Kaemau801/
Kemait801/
Ketmay801/
Keimaz801/
Keemas801/
Kematt800/
Kama7598,970/
Koma7530,855/
Kima7514,974/
Kemo7514,896/
Keme754,529/
Kemi754,462/
Cema751,068/
Qema75369/
Kemy7560/
Kyma7552/
Kematch73107/
Keimach7396/
Khemaja7313/
Keumaha7312/
Kehmaih739/
Khemmad735/
Kaemaha734/
Kemmahe732/
Keheema732/
Khemapp731/
Kemmeah731/
Khemaãs731/
Khemass731/
Keummah731/
Kemmaya731/
Kehmash731/
Khemaya731/
Khetmas731/
Khemaup731/
Kamau67279,115/
Kemei6720,340/
Komai6718,109/
Kamma6714,720/
Komma6710,388/
Khoma678,252/
Komah676,328/
Kaima676,170/
Khama676,072/
Kamai675,095/
Chema674,980/
Koima674,177/
Kamah674,116/
Kemoi673,504/
Khima673,211/
Kemeh672,140/
Kyoma672,125/
Quema672,074/
Kamay671,767/
Keumo671,704/
Kemou671,577/
Kemme671,571/
Kimea671,267/
Kemoo671,176/
Komaa671,119/
Kemeç67991/
Kamha67944/
Kimai67933/
Keeme67782/
Kheme67728/
Kayma67720/
Kemoh67695/
Kiemi67616/
Kimma67509/
Kioma67507/
Kimau67489/
Khemi67472/
Keime67451/
Komea67447/
Kemmo67423/
Kaama67361/
Kuima67351/
Kamea67324/
Caema67314/
Kıyma67271/
Kemmy67253/
Kemih67246/
Kiemo67227/
Keamy67221/
Keemo67220/
Kohma67218/
Kajma67180/
Kimah67171/
Keamo67151/
Kemgo67126/
Kemey67121/
Komha67116/
Komau67111/
Kemie67110/
Kemhe6799/
Kimay6798/
Kieme6796/
Kojma6796/
Kaemo6796/
Kahma6795/
Komay6794/
Kamaa6793/
Kemyo6762/
Ceema6761/
Khyma6756/
Keimi6748/
Keame6740/
Kgeme6740/
Kuyma6738/
Keumi6737/
Kimha6733/
Khemo6731/
Cemma6730/
Keume6729/
Kkama6729/
Kemio6727/
Cemaj6723/
Koyma6721/
Kemmi6720/
Kujma6717/
Ceima6717/
Qemat6715/
Keimo6714/
Keméň6714/
Komaï6713/
Kehmi6713/
Kimaj6712/
Cemai6712/
Hkima6711/
Kemeň6710/
Kcama6710/
Cemay679/
Kemje679/
Kimaa678/
Kemeu677/
K'Eme677/
Kiemy677/
Kemez675/
Koemo675/
Ceama674/
Keemi674/
Keami674/
Hkoma674/
Kemoz674/
Cehma674/
Kijma673/
Gkama673/
Keymi673/
Kysma673/
Kemee672/
Khemy672/
Kymma672/
Kimga672/
Keyme672/
Kemgi672/
Kamaï672/
Qemaj672/
Kemhi672/
Gkima672/
Khemj672/
Kejme671/
Kemiy671/
Kemiz671/
Kemyi671/
Keamj671/
Khjma671/
Khemmaja671/
Coema671/
Kaïma671/
Kemui671/
Kemerowa671/
Kemge671/
Kemij671/
Kemiš671/
Kemoy671/
Keimy671/
Kehmo671/
Keithmas671/
Kihma671/
Kjmai671/
Kimoa671/
Kétma671/
Qaema671/
Qemai671/
Gkeme671/
Gkoma671/
Hkama671/
Khemaiss671/
Khemmach671/
Kceme671/
Kcemi671/
Cemah671/
Qhema671/
Qeema671/
Qemas671/
Kamaî671/
Kymaj671/
Hkemi671/
Keemy670/

Kema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kema in the Tibetan language
ཀི་མ་kima-
Kema in the Hindi language
केमाkema98.49
Kema in the Marathi language
केमाkema95.2
कॅमाkema4.8
Kema in the Oriya language
େକମାekama92.31
େହମehama7.69
Kema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﻪkmh50
ﻛﻤﺔkmt25
ﻛﻴﻤﺎkyma25
Kema in the Russian language
Кемаkema-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kema
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