Kemet Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kemet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast861:268,27010,467
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kemet (142) may also be a first name.

Kemet Last Name Facts

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

Kemet (Marathi: केमेट, Russian: Кемет) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemet? popularity and diffusion

Kemet is the 1,082,743rd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Kemet reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 142 people.

It is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 268,270. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Lagunes District, where 59 percent are found, Comoé District, where 21 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 9 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Kemet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kemet surname decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemmet91611/
Kemete9159/
Kemeth9125/
Kemetz9119/
Khemet9110/
Kemett914/
Keymet911/
Kemmett83530/
Koemmet8317/
Kemmeth8312/
Khemmet837/
Keđemet834/
Kemette832/
Khemete831/
Kemmetz831/
Khemets831/
Keimest831/
Khemiet831/
Keameth830/
Kamet801,814/
Kemit80946/
Komet80741/
Kömet80174/
Kemed8051/
Kimet8048/
Cemet806/
Kjmet801/
Qemet801/
Kemetova7732/
Kheimets773/
Kimmet73944/
Koimet73213/
Khamet73211/
Chemet73141/
Kimete7376/
Kameth7343/
Kuimet7338/
Kammet7332/
Kemmit7329/
Khomet7317/
Quemet7316/
Ceimet7314/
Kometh7311/
Kemeid7310/
Kömmet738/
Kommet738/
Kamett735/
Kaymet734/
Kameet734/
Kemite734/
Kimett734/
Kameat733/
Komett733/
Kaimet732/
Kamiet732/
Komiet731/
Kemait731/
Kesmed731/
Khimet731/
Komeit731/
Cemmet731/
Khemit731/
Kemmed731/
Kijmet731/
Cehmet731/
Keimit731/
Kemitt731/
Kemith731/
Koemit730/
Kimmett67658/
Kamieth67385/
Kemmitt67104/
Kimmeth6771/
Kuimets6749/
Keymist6742/
Kommeth6736/
Kaymets6720/
Khomeyt6714/
Khammet678/
Kimethe678/
Kammeth676/
Koimett674/
Kommett673/
Kameeth673/
Koymets672/
Keemist671/
Kamiett671/
Khemmed671/
Kiomett671/
Chemmet671/
Keymith671/
Kimmiet670/
Kemmist670/
Kammett670/

Kemet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemet in the Marathi language
केमेटkemeta-
Kemet in the Russian language
Кеметkemet-

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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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  • 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 Kemet
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