Kemayah Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kemayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia781:56,5204,977
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kemayah (10) may also be a first name.

Kemayah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemayah is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kemayah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemayah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Kemayah is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kemayah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Kemayah is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 56,520. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 67 percent reside, Lofa County, where 19 percent reside and Margibi County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Kemayah is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemmayah931/
Kemaya9289/
Komayah86127/
Kamayah8625/
Kimayah8610/
Kemuyah863/
Khemaya861/
Kemmaya861/
Kemay8394/
Kemaa8318/
Khimayah8036/
Ketmuyah802/
Kaymayah801/
Kamaya775,584/
Kimaya771,299/
Kemaye771,108/
Komaya77686/
Kemeya77606/
Kemayi77398/
Kemhay77393/
Kemayo77259/
Kemiya7772/
Kemayd7717/
Kemahu779/
Kemayu775/
Khemaa772/
Kemeah772/
Keumay772/
Kemuya771/
Kemmay771/
Cemaya771/
Kemoya771/
Ketmay771/
Khemay771/
Kemaajieh751/
Keumaye715,224/
Kemayou712,438/
Kamaiah71259/
Komiyah71177/
Kamiyah7174/
Kemijah7155/
Kamahya7139/
Chemaya7127/
Khamaya7119/
Khomaya7116/
Quemaya7114/
Khemaja7113/
Khemiya7111/
Kemoyau7111/
Kammaya7110/
Kamhaya7110/
Kamajah7110/
Kehmaih719/
Camayah717/
Kemeyau716/
Kemaiyo714/
Kaimaya714/
Kimiyah713/
Komayha713/
Keumayo712/
Komaiah712/
Ketmuya712/
Kommaya711/
Kamayuh711/
Kemmeah711/
Kimaaya711/
Kamuyah711/
Kemajiy711/
Kamay671,767/
Kemai67330/
Kemea67188/
Kemoa67168/
Kemey67121/
Kimay6798/
Komay6794/
Kemye6756/
Kemae6737/
Kommaiah6736/
Kemau6724/
Kammaiah6717/
Khamiyah6716/
Cemay679/
Kimaa678/
Qquemaya674/
Khamajah674/
Ketmuhya672/
Khammaya672/
Kemmayou672/
Kamhiyah671/
Chemmaya671/
Kamayowa671/
Khemmaja671/
Keummaye671/
Kemoy671/
Kaaimaya671/
Kaimahya671/
Chehmaya671/
Khemayod671/

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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 Kemayah
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