Keme Surname
Approximately 4,529 people bear this surname
Keme Surname Definition:
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Cyma = Handsome, Comely [from Old English cyme] Adam Keme.—Hundred Rolls There has been confusion with the next name.
Keme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,470 | 1:4,930 | 918 |
| Nigeria | 1,067 | 1:166,019 | 10,355 |
| Papua New Guinea | 514 | 1:15,863 | 1,556 |
| Cameroon | 400 | 1:51,923 | 6,782 |
| Belize | 175 | 1:2,031 | 455 |
| Ivory Coast | 153 | 1:150,792 | 7,039 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Turkey | 107 | 1:727,303 | 36,784 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Niger | 58 | 1:330,897 | 9,684 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Lesotho | 29 | 1:70,088 | 9,364 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kémé (4) & Kémè (1) are calculated separately.
Keme (3,284) may also be a first name.
Keme Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Cyma = Handsome, Comely [from Old English cyme] Adam Keme.—Hundred Rolls There has been confusion with the next name.
Keme Demographics
Average Keme Salary in
United States
$37,412 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻢ, Hindi: केमे, Marathi: केमे, Oriya: େକେମ, Russian: Кеме) occurs most in Togo. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kémé or Kémè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keme? popularity and diffusion
The last name Keme is the 103,745th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,609,085 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Keme live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,877th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 3,284 people.
Keme is most commonly held in Togo, where it is borne by 1,470 people, or 1 in 4,930. Excluding Togo it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Keme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keme last name rose 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Keme are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Keme earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.78% less than the national average, earning R 119,352 per year and in United States they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning $37,412 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keme in the Hindi language | ||
| केमे | keme | - |
| Keme in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେମ | ekema | - |
| Keme in the Marathi language | ||
| केमे | keme | - |
| Keme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻢ | km | 66.67 |
| ﻛﻤﻪ | kmh | 33.33 |
| Keme in the Russian language | ||
| Кеме | keme | - |
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Footnotes
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