Kemahi Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kemahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1451:365,11526,840
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kemahi (16) may also be a first name.

Kemahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemahi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kemahi is the 1,073,555th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kemahi reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 16 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania Kemahi is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 97 percent live and Njombe Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent live.

Kemahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamahi83240/
Komahi8311/
Kemehi833/
Kimahi833/
Kemahe832/
Kemoai831/
Kemeaie779/
Keamoai776/
Kemmahe772/
Kemeaih771/
Kimauhi771/
Chemahi771/
Kemae7337/
Khemaiji711/
Kamaheyi711/
Kamaei673,624/
Kamahe67210/
Kamohi67166/
Komahe6734/
Kaemae6725/
Kemaea6722/
Kimaei6719/
Komaei6712/
Kamoai6712/
Komehi676/
Kemaer674/
Kemeae673/
Kamehi672/
Camahi672/
Kemehe672/
Kemoui672/
Keamae671/
Kamaoi671/
Kemaajieh671/
Keimae671/
Kemeuh671/
Kemohe671/
Kemaee671/
Kamaui671/
Kimaeh671/
Keumae671/
Komahé671/
Komohi671/

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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 Kemahi
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