Kemele Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kemele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3651:148,43216,900
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kemele (92) may also be a first name.

Kemele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemele (Oriya: େକେମେଲ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,940th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname Kemele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kemele are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 92 people.

The last name Kemele is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 148,432. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 80 percent reside, Western Cape, where 9 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Hungary, where 5 percent reside.

Kemele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Kemele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.54% less than the national average, earning R 91,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiemele92417/
Khemele9221/
Kemeule9215/
Kemelle926/
Kemoele925/
Kaemele922/
Keimele922/
Kemelei921/
Keumele921/
Kemmele921/
K'Emele921/
Kemle91330/
Keumeleu8621/
K'Hemele862/
Kemmeler861/
Kiemeley861/
Keimeler861/
Kiemelie861/
Khemeles861/
Kemmelle860/
Kemale837,629/
Kamele831,407/
Kemela83223/
Kimele83205/
Komele83201/
Kemeli8334/
Keemle8327/
Kymele8321/
Kemile8316/
Kemole835/
Cemele833/
Kemeal831/
Kemeul831/
Keumeuleu801/
Khamele77187/
Chemele77115/
Kameleu7734/
Keimeul7730/
Kemaleu7729/
Keymole7722/
Keumale7722/
Kammele7720/
Kemetli7718/
Kemoile7717/
Khemale7710/
Kemylle777/
Kimmele776/
Kamelea776/
Komelea775/
Kemelia774/
Komeele773/
Kemelai773/
Kimeley772/
Kamaele772/
Kameleh772/
Kiemela771/
Kemalee771/
Kemeela771/
Kemiole771/
Kemmale771/
Kemmeli771/
Kaimele771/
Kameile771/
Kimelei771/
Kemiela771/
Keumile771/
Kemhale771/
Kemmela771/
Kamiele771/
Kimelie771/
Komeile771/
Khemeli771/
Kemille771/
Keimela771/
Kaemely771/
Kemmely771/
Kemelis771/
Kemealy770/
Kemoley770/
Kemiley770/
Kimelea770/
Keehmle770/
Kimle7389/
Kymle732/
Keumaleu71104/
Quemelee7117/
Keimelay7114/
Quemelle7114/
Chemelei7111/
Chemeley719/
Kamelieh714/
Kemallee712/
Kemeally711/
Khemmale711/
Khemilet711/
Khemeili711/
Keamalle711/
Khamiele711/
Kemmylle711/
Kimmelle710/
Kemmiley710/
Kimeli6716,787/
Kamale6715,238/
Kamile673,328/
Kemila672,973/
Kameli672,057/
Kamole67888/
Komole67861/
Kimela67761/
Komale67597/
Kemoli67356/
Kemali67332/
Kimole67295/
Camele67255/
Komile67161/
Kemilä67156/
Kimale67137/
Kimmle67124/
Cemeli67113/
Cimele6786/
Kömeli6752/
Qamele6745/
Kämmle6741/
Cemile6738/
Komeli6736/
Kemili6735/
Kemgil6734/
Kimely6724/
Qemale6719/
Kimile6712/
Kemily679/
Komelj676/
Kemail676/
Kemyly675/
Khemmelis674/
Keimichel673/
Kemmeally671/
Kammeelee671/
Koemahale671/
Keemeelai671/
Quemle671/
Quemeleeh671/
Kemuil671/
Comele671/
Ķimele671/
Ketmailee671/
Cemely670/
Kimgel670/

Kemele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemele in the Oriya language
େକେମେଲekemela-

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Footnotes

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