Kemi Surname
Approximately 4,462 people bear this surname
Kemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,540 | 1:115,028 | 7,623 |
| Sweden | 585 | 1:16,832 | 1,437 |
| Indonesia | 539 | 1:245,360 | 22,482 |
| Japan | 456 | 1:280,360 | 10,735 |
| Papua New Guinea | 344 | 1:23,703 | 2,602 |
| Finland | 268 | 1:20,510 | 2,901 |
| Norway | 152 | 1:33,831 | 4,756 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Turkey | 59 | 1:1,319,007 | 54,084 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Tanzania | 25 | 1:2,117,665 | 47,926 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kemi (129,671) may also be a first name.
Kemi Demographics
Kemi Political Affiliation
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Kemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kemi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺒﻰ, Hindi: केमी, Marathi: केमी, Oriya: େକମି, Russian: Кэми, Tibetan: སྐྱིད་མི་) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kemi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 105,025th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,633,247 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Kemi are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,052nd most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 129,671 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,540 people, or 1 in 115,028. In Nigeria Kemi is most frequent in: Borno, where 11 percent reside, Ondo, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Kemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kemi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kemi last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kemi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning 276,458 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.13% more than the national average, earning R 371,028 per year and in United States they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning $36,350 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kemi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻤﺒﻰ | kmby | - |
| Kemi in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྐྱིད་མི་ | kyimi | - |
| Kemi in the Hindi language | ||
| केमी | kemi | 97.67 |
| कमी | kami | 2.33 |
| Kemi in the Marathi language | ||
| केमी | kemi | 93.88 |
| कॅमी | kemi | 6.12 |
| Kemi in the Oriya language | ||
| େକମି | ekami | 83.33 |
| େକମୀ | ekami | 16.67 |
| Kemi in the Russian language | ||
| Кэми | kemi | - |
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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 Kemi
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