Kemaye Surname
Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname
Kemaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| India | 184 | 1:4,168,834 | 111,526 |
| Cameroon | 152 | 1:136,639 | 15,295 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Kemaye (25) may also be a first name.
Kemaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kemaye (Marathi: केमये) occurs more in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 333,448th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,577,208 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kemaye are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Kemaye is also the 2,136,160th most common first name on earth, held by 25 people.
The last name Kemaye is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 17,652. Outside of Chad Kemaye occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kemaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemaye in the Marathi language | ||
| केमये | kemaye | - |
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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 Kemaye
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