Kemelmakher Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Kemelmakher Surname User-submission:

The surname Kemelmakher is Yiddish and it means 'hair comb maker'. Macher means 'maker' in Yiddish and German, and kemel means 'hair comb' or just 'comb' in Yiddish (kem in German).

Kemelmakher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kemelmakher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kemelmakher is Yiddish and it means 'hair comb maker'. Macher means 'maker' in Yiddish and German, and kemel means 'hair comb' or just 'comb' in Yiddish (kem in German).

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Kemelmakher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemelmakher (Russian: Кемельмахер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kemelmakher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemelmakher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kemelmakher live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Kemelmakher is most numerous in: Georgia, where 88 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States Kemelmakher occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemelmacher9133/
Kemelmajer8669/
Kemelmager863/
Camelmacher731/
Khmelmoukhar701/
Kamlammagari523/

Kemelmakher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemelmakher in the Russian language
Кемельмахерkemelmaher-

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