Kemer Surname

38,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Israel

Kemer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
Turkey5,1491:15,1141,874
Iran1,1511:66,7097,027
Israel5821:14,7042,214
Algeria3801:101,66215,034
Brazil3071:697,31125,612
Russia2001:720,61560,831
Kenya1771:260,90317,444
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Kazakhstan491:360,86728,961
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
England121:4,643,172139,951
Austria101:851,54467,454
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France41:16,605,680368,153
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Kémer (1) are calculated separately.

Kemer (2,969) may also be a first name.

Kemer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemer (Arabic: كمر, Georgian: კემერ, Russian: Кемер) is found most in Ethiopia. It can be found as: Kémer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kemer is the 38,335th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 530,969 people. Kemer is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Kemer are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kemer is also the 132,978th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 2,969 people.

The last name Kemer is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,312 people, or 1 in 18,363. Apart from Ethiopia Kemer is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 38 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Kemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kemer last name grew 316 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kemer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kemer last name are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kemer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $38,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kémer931/
Kemmer916,766/
Keymer91820/
Keimer91634/
Keemer91281/
Kiemer91183/
Kemere9190/
Koemer9148/
Kehmer9129/
Kaemer9120/
Khemer9114/
Kemerz919/
Keamer917/
Kemeir914/
Kemier913/
Kemeer913/
Keumer910/
Kemear910/
Kaemmer83313/
Kemmere83139/
Khemier8357/
Keehmer8354/
Kettmer8317/
Kemmeur836/
Khemmer835/
Kethmer835/
Keamert833/
Keammer832/
Kemmerr832/
Kehmeir832/
Kiemerz832/
Kemeere831/
Kemherd830/
Kemmeer830/
Kiemear830/
Keimier830/
Keummer830/
Kemmier830/
Kiemier830/
Kemerre830/
Kamer807,883/
Komer80763/
Kimer80422/
Cemer80227/
Kemir80158/
Kymer80133/
Kämer8089/
Kömer8017/
Kemre801/
Kímer801/
Qemer801/
Kjmer800/
Kemerova77659/
Kemmerth7742/
Kettmeir7732/
Keammere774/
Kemerová773/
Kemerowa771/
Kiemierz771/
Kethmeir770/
Kammer7310,649/
Kommer732,778/
Kameir732,251/
Kämmer731,866/
Khamer731,290/
Kimmer731,065/
Kameer73752/
Cejmer73509/
Kaimer73429/
Kimere73298/
Chemer73283/
Khemir73137/
Kahmer73105/
Kaymer7369/
Koimer7342/
Komher7334/
Kähmer7331/
Kajmer7330/
Kymmer7323/
Kuimer7322/
Kömmer7322/
Kohmer7321/
Khomer7311/
Komier739/
Kaamer738/
Ceimer735/
Khimer734/
Quemer734/
Kemire733/
Koymer732/
Khemre732/
Kameur732/
Kamher732/
Kemair732/
Ķemere731/
Ceamer731/
Keamir731/
Kamerr731/
Komeer731/
Komeyr731/
Cemmer731/
Kamear731/
Kemior731/
Ketmir731/
Kemmir731/
Komeir731/
Kymere731/
Qkamer731/
Kemyor731/
Kemird730/
Kimier730/
Khymer730/
Kemitr730/
Kimear730/
Ceemer730/
Khemerova7117/
Quemere67616/
Kittmer67237/
Khammer67182/
Khameur67120/
Khameer6792/
Khomeir6742/
Kammier6735/
Khomehr6731/
Kågemyr6722/
Chemmer6716/
Khomeer6715/
Kaimmer6711/
Koimere679/
Kismear677/
Khemire675/
Chehmer674/
Khimmer674/
Khommer673/
Khemirt673/
Khaimer673/
Kammerr672/
Kammeer672/
Keemire671/
Khimesr671/
Khaamer671/
Kimmerr671/
Queemer671/
Coemmer671/
Kamearh671/
Kgkamer671/
Keimire671/
Kaymehr671/
Kimeere671/
Kuimere671/
Caemmer671/
Khimeur671/
Kaimeur671/
Quemert671/
Chemerr671/
Kamheer671/
Khjmeer671/
Kohmehr670/
Kammeir670/
Cheamer670/
Kimmier670/
Kammeur670/
Cheemer670/

Kemer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemer in the Georgian language
კემერkemer-
Kemer in the Russian language
Кемерkemer-
Kemer in the Arabic language
كمرkmr-
كيمرkymr-

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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 Kemer
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