Keme Surname

103,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Belize

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,4701:4,930918
Nigeria1,0671:166,01910,355
Papua New Guinea5141:15,8631,556
Cameroon4001:51,9236,782
Belize1751:2,031455
Ivory Coast1531:150,7927,039
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Turkey1071:727,30336,784
India701:10,958,077204,613
Niger581:330,8979,684
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
France21:33,211,361423,184
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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) is borne by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kémé or Kémè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,745th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,609,085 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Keme are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,877th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 3,284 people.

It is most frequently held in Togo, where it is borne by 1,470 people, or 1 in 4,930. Other than Togo Keme occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Keme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keme has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keme surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemei8920,340/
Kemeh892,140/
Kemme891,571/
Kemeç89991/
Keeme89782/
Kheme89728/
Keime89451/
Kemea89188/
Kemey89121/
Kemie89110/
Kemhe8999/
Kieme8996/
Keame8940/
Kgeme8940/
Keume8929/
Kemeň8910/
Kemje899/
Kemeu897/
K'Eme897/
Kaeme896/
Kemez895/
Kemee892/
Koeme892/
Keyme892/
Kejme891/
Kemge891/
Gkeme891/
Kceme891/
Kem868,824/
Kémé834/
Kémè831/
Kesmez801,885/
Kemeha80218/
Kemmey8070/
Kehmie8063/
Kemmie8046/
Kemmeh8029/
K'Heme8029/
Keymez8028/
Kemetz8019/
Ketmee8017/
Kemeid8010/
Khemei809/
Keamey808/
Kemmee806/
Kesmee806/
Koemme805/
Kemmei805/
Keemey803/
Kemeer803/
Keumeu803/
Kemeae803/
Kiemey802/
Keames802/
Keemee802/
Koemie802/
Kemieh802/
Kemehe802/
Keumea802/
Kemeih802/
Kemeiz802/
Kemeph801/
Keehme801/
Kiemme801/
Keimey801/
Kiehme801/
Keymee801/
Kemmed801/
Kemeuh801/
Kemhei801/
Kh'eme801/
Kehmey801/
Kiemei801/
Gkemes801/
Kkemei801/
Keimei801/
Ckemei801/
Kesmed801/
Khemee801/
Kemgey800/
Keatme800/
Kesmey800/
Khem7538,629/
Kome7519,071/
Keim7518,218/
Kime7510,980/
Kema757,998/
Kame757,130/
Kiem756,976/
Keem755,414/
Ceme754,477/
Kemi754,462/
Kehm752,537/
Kemm751,092/
Keam751,071/
Keum75737/
Kyme75396/
Köme75328/
Keym75136/
Kemy7560/
Hkem758/
Qeme757/
Kkem754/
Kejm752/
Kcem751/
Kqem751/
Keehmer7354/
Keimech7327/
Kettmer7317/
Khemmes735/
Kethmer735/
Keđemet734/
Khemmee733/
Keammer732/
Kheimeh732/
Kehemey732/
Keijmes732/
Kemeich731/
Kemmess731/
Kemmetz731/
Keemeph731/
Keymech731/
Kemmeah731/
Khemmed731/
Kemeová731/
Kemmech731/
Keimest731/
Khemets731/
Ckheume731/
Kehemeh731/
Keammee731/
Keameth730/
Kemmeer730/
Kamei6762,942/
Kiema6727,433/
Kimeu6725,641/
Komeh676,562/
Kemoi673,504/
Cheme673,249/
Kimei672,833/
Queme672,719/
Khema672,276/
Komey672,204/
Kimea671,267/
Kaime671,192/
Khiem671,135/
Keema671,104/
Kamey67845/
Kömeç67833/
Kheam67721/
Kiemi67616/
Kiehm67517/
Koime67495/
Khemi67472/
Komme67461/
Komea67447/
Khame67443/
Qoeme67441/
Kiome67403/
Kemai67330/
Kamea67324/
Komei67310/
Kamme67306/
Kimme67280/
Kemmy67253/
Kemih67246/
Kimey67231/
Keamy67221/
Khome67215/
Kömez67209/
Kameh67206/
Kömet67174/
Kemoa67168/
Kamee67161/
Kyome67138/
Kemma67127/
Keama67118/
Kemay6794/
Keima6791/
Kimeh6789/
Kämer6789/
Kaemi6781/
Kuime6773/
Kemyo6762/
Keihm6758/
Keimi6748/
Cemme6744/
Kheim6739/
Coeme6739/
Keumi6737/
Kayme6729/
Hkeem6728/
Kkema6728/
Kömme6727/
Kemio6727/
Kemha6724/
Kahme6721/
Kemmi6720/
Kaame6720/
Kemaa6718/
Kimej6717/
Kimez6717/
Kameu6716/
Kemdt6714/
Keméň6714/
Köhme6713/
Kehmi6713/
Kömes6713/
Kajme6711/
Komee6711/
Kemeňová6711/
Kheem6710/
Kimee6710/
Khemm679/
Cemeh677/
Kiemy677/
Qaeme677/
Keyma676/
Kohme675/
Kiemm674/
Cemey674/
Keemi674/
Khime674/
Gkema674/
Keami674/
Kethm673/
Khemd673/
Koemi673/
Qeame673/
Qheme673/
Keymi673/
Kheimets673/
Kemtt672/
Khemy672/
Kheum672/
Kymme672/
Kemgi672/
Gqeme672/
Gceme672/
Kemhi672/
Khemj672/
Khetm672/
Cemej672/
Keimm671/
Kemiy671/
Kemiz671/
Kemyi671/
Keamj671/
Keuhm671/
Komeu671/
Koyme671/
Kquem671/
Kheimeis671/
Caeme671/
Hkime671/
Kcame671/
Kemui671/
Kemerowa671/
Kemij671/
Kemiš671/
Kemoy671/
Keimy671/
Khemh671/
Khemt671/
Kimeć671/
Kémer671/
Kémes671/
Kímer671/
Kuyme671/
Qemer671/
Qemet671/
Qeume671/
Qieme671/
Cemee671/
Kcemi671/
Hkema671/
Hkemi671/
Kesmt671/
Khgem671/
Keemt671/
Kjmer670/
Keemy670/

Keme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keme in the Hindi language
केमेkeme-
Keme in the Oriya language
େକେମekema-
Keme in the Marathi language
केमेkeme-
Keme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻢkm66.67
ﻛﻤﻪkmh33.33
Keme in the Russian language
Кемеkeme-

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