Kemei Surname
Approximately 20,340 people bear this surname
Kemei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 20,115 | 1:2,296 | 365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Kemei (2,529) may also be a first name.
Kemei Demographics
Kemei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kemei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kemei (Oriya: େକେମଇ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 26,467th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 358,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kemei are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kemei is also the 146,646th most commonly used first name globally, held by 2,529 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 20,115 people, or 1 in 2,296. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 29 percent are found, Nandi County, where 17 percent are found and Kericho County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kemei is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Kemei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kemei last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kemei earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kemei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemei in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେମଇ | ekema'i | - |
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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 Kemei
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