Kemeke Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kemeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623

Kemeke (28) may also be a first name.

Kemeke Last Name Facts

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

Kemeke (Russian: Кэмэкэ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemeke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Kemeke is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kemeke reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kemeke is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 44 percent live, Delta, where 18 percent live and Edo, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Kemeke occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Kemeke Last Name Statistics demography

Kemeke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.67% less than the national average, earning R 79,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keumeke921/
Kemeker921/
Kemek9126/
Kemekeha861/
Kemeaked861/
Komeke83186/
Kameke83113/
Khemek83107/
Kemeka8393/
Kemake8333/
Ketmek8324/
Kemoke8319/
Kimeke8316/
Kemeki833/
Kemike833/
Kemiek831/
Kemeak831/
Kemekio7718/
Kemesky7714/
Kemokei7711/
Khemeka776/
Kemegue775/
Kamekeu773/
Kemmeka773/
Kiemeka773/
Kiemiek772/
Kemekoi772/
Kemeque771/
Komieke771/
Kemekai771/
Komekei771/
Kuimeke771/
Kemiker771/
Kemakeu771/
Kemecey771/
Kemekki771/
Kamieke771/
Kimeeke771/
Kimekey771/
Kimekke771/
Kamekei771/
Kemieck771/
Komekie770/
Kemmeck770/
Kemik732,735/
Cemek73782/
Kemec7391/
Kimek7349/
Kemeg731/
Komeheke71187/
Kemechey7113/
Chemekea7110/
Kemiecki716/
Kemeikis711/
Kemeikio711/
Keumakeu711/
Kemekkis711/
Kemmeick710/
Kemick67218/
Kemiki67193/
Kitmek67162/
Kesmik6787/
Komeki6783/
Kameki6757/
Kimeka6737/
Kimeki6721/
Kaimek678/
Kemika675/
Kemieg674/
Kemoki673/
Kemaki672/
Kimeck672/
Khemik672/
Kemmeg672/
Kuimek671/
Kemitk671/
Keimeg671/
Kemischke671/
Kemexs671/
Kijmek671/
Kimiek671/
Kameky671/
Kiemik671/

Kemeke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemeke in the Russian language
Кэмэкэkemeke-

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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
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  • 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 Kemeke
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