Kemdem Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kemdem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2751:75,5249,350
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kemdem Last Name Facts

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

Kemdem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemdem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kemdem is the 917,199th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kemdem live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 75,524. In Cameroon Kemdem is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 51 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 26 percent reside and West Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiemdem9213/
Kamdem8322,438/
Kemdim835/
Komdem831/
Kamdeum778/
Kamddem771/
Chemdem771/
Khemdemova751/
Kamdim6716/
Camdem678/
Kimdim672/
Comdem671/
Khimdim621/

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