Kemeta Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kemeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1141:182,18519,170
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kemeta (149) may also be a first name.

Kemeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemeta is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemeta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kemeta reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 149 people.

Kemeta is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 182,185. In Cameroon Kemeta is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 49 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside and West Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koemeta921/
Kemmeta921/
Keameta921/
Khemeta921/
Ketmetta8638/
Kesmetas8622/
Kesmetaş861/
Kameta835,185/
Kometa831,177/
Kimeta83251/
Cemeta8368/
Kemete8359/
Kemeto8337/
Kemata8325/
Kemota8310/
Kemita836/
Kemeti835/
Kemety831/
Kammeta77485/
Kemeter77333/
Kommeta77329/
Khometa77258/
Kameeta77237/
Khameta7766/
Kemetio7733/
Kameata7723/
Kametta7714/
Kemmeti777/
Kameita775/
Kuimeta774/
Kiemata774/
Kaemata774/
Kematta773/
Kamheta773/
Kemeteu772/
Kemette772/
Chemeta772/
Kametha772/
Kimetha771/
Keimata771/
Khemete771/
Ketmeto771/
Kametah771/
Kemmety771/
Kemetey771/
Kemetie771/
Kemmeter71328/
Kemetter71100/
Kimestad7143/
Kesmetis7126/
Khematha715/
Kommetha715/
Kymetach714/
Kemittah711/
Kimetach711/
Kaematta711/
Kgemethe711/
Kemeuteu711/
Cheimeta711/
Kimmetha711/
Kammetha711/
Khemmita711/
Kamata67128,149/
Kimata6716,697/
Cometa6710,529/
Komata674,250/
Kamota674,183/
Kimeto673,894/
Kemiti671,183/
Komota671,143/
Kimita67764/
Kamita67660/
Komita67338/
Kameto67169/
Cameta67144/
Kimota67141/
Kimete6776/
Kemmether6763/
Kemito6739/
Cemita6727/
Qometa6722/
Khammetha6721/
Kometo6714/
Quemietay679/
Kimmestad677/
Kemoto676/
Kemite674/
Kemeshtty673/
Kaemahata673/
Keitmayta673/
Kimeti673/
Cimeta673/
Keatmetee672/
Kemity671/
Quemeitay671/
Kemyti671/
Keitmetto671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kemeta
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