Kemes Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kemes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Kemes (652) may also be a first name.

Kemes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemes (Marathi: केमेस) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Kémes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kemes is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. Kemes occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Kemes live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kemes is also the 325,275th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 652 people.

The last name Kemes is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,405,895. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent live, Delta, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Hungary, where 12 percent live.

Kemes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kemes last name grew 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kemes surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Kemes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kémes931/
Keimes91324/
Kiemes91157/
Kemeys91147/
Kemese9191/
Kemesh9147/
Keymes9111/
Kehmes916/
Kemmes913/
Khemes913/
Keames912/
Keemes911/
Kaemes911/
Kemexs911/
Gkemes911/
Koemes910/
Khemies83600/
Khemese8362/
Kemmies8361/
Khemesh8315/
Kehmess839/
Kaemesh839/
Khemmes835/
Kiemesz834/
Kemesse832/
Keijmes832/
Kemmess831/
Keimest831/
Khemets831/
Kiemees831/
Kimes803,648/
Kemis802,240/
Kames801,393/
Komes801,144/
Kemeç80991/
Kymes80101/
Cemes8026/
Kömes8013/
Kemez805/
Kemys800/
Kiemiesz7724/
Kheimets773/
Kheimies771/
Kheimeis771/
Khames7312,492/
Khemis738,615/
Kesmez731,885/
Kamesh731,612/
Chemes731,184/
Kamies73877/
Kimmes73852/
Kemmis73759/
Kemish73406/
Kimese73353/
Kamees73287/
Kammes73242/
Keymis73233/
Kommes73159/
Kamess73127/
Komesh7374/
Komesz7373/
Komies7344/
Kameas7333/
Keymez7328/
Kemetz7319/
Kameus7317/
Kemise7317/
Kaimes7311/
Quemes736/
Kaymes734/
Khimes734/
Gkomes733/
Kimies732/
Kehmis732/
Khomes732/
Cemeas732/
Kameis732/
Kemeiz732/
Keimis731/
Kimeas731/
Komess731/
Ceemes731/
Kemais731/
Kemiss731/
Kiemys731/
Kimesh731/
Kgemis731/
Khemys731/
Cemmes731/
Ceames730/
Cemesh730/
Kemeshova7193/
Keameashe711/
Khamees679,239/
Kammies672,565/
Khamies671,659/
Khamess67592/
Khamesh67518/
Khameis67517/
Kemmish67240/
Khemais67172/
Khammes6793/
Kesmece6767/
Kamesch6758/
Kuimets6749/
Keymist6742/
Kommies6731/
Keimech6727/
Keijmis6722/
Kaymets6720/
Chemmes6718/
Khemise6714/
Khemiss6713/
Kemisse6711/
Chemess6710/
Kemisch679/
Khomeis676/
Komesch675/
Kahmees674/
Kamiesh673/
Khemice673/
Koymets672/
Kemishe672/
Kaamesh672/
Kimeshe672/
Khemish671/
Kemeich671/
Kemmetz671/
Keemist671/
Khimesh671/
Keymech671/
Khaymes671/
Kammesh671/
Cemeish671/
Chemeis671/
Queemes671/
Khemmis671/
Kheimis671/
Kemmech671/
Khomesh671/
Kameish671/
Kimmeis671/
Chemesh671/
Cheemes671/
Khameas671/
Keemish670/
Kemmist670/

Kemes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemes in the Marathi language
केमेसkemesa-

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