Kemi Surname

105,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5401:115,0287,623
Sweden5851:16,8321,437
Indonesia5391:245,36022,482
Japan4561:280,36010,735
Papua New Guinea3441:23,7032,602
Finland2681:20,5102,901
Norway1521:33,8314,756
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Turkey591:1,319,00754,084
United States581:6,249,292299,206
India501:15,341,308250,737
England441:1,266,32057,817
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Congo61:831,51616,072
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kemi (129,671) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemei8920,340/
Kemoi893,504/
Kiemi89616/
Khemi89472/
Kemai89330/
Kemih89246/
Kemie89110/
Kaemi8981/
Keimi8948/
Keumi8937/
Kemio8927/
Kemmi8920/
Kehmi8913/
Keemi894/
Keami894/
Koemi893/
Keymi893/
Kemgi892/
Kemhi892/
Kemiy891/
Kemiz891/
Kemyi891/
Kemui891/
Kemij891/
Kemiš891/
Kcemi891/
Hkemi891/
Khemyi80542/
Khemai80355/
Keumai80116/
Kehmie8063/
Kemhai8052/
Kemmie8046/
Kaemai8012/
Kemeid8010/
Khaemi8010/
Khemei809/
Kemmai809/
Khemmi808/
Khemio805/
Kemmei805/
Kaemmi805/
Kheemi804/
Kheami804/
Koemai803/
Kheimi802/
Keimai802/
Koemie802/
Kemieh802/
Kehmis802/
Khiemi802/
Kemeih802/
Kemeiz802/
Keimit801/
Keemui801/
Ketmid801/
Khemih801/
Keumui801/
Kemhei801/
Kemmoi801/
Keemai801/
Kiemei801/
Kiemih801/
Kemgoi801/
Kkemei801/
Keimei801/
Kcemmi801/
Ckemei801/
Kemait801/
Kami75387,261/
Komi7532,561/
Kema757,998/
Keme754,529/
Kimi751,771/
Kömi75123/
Cemi7596/
Kemy7560/
Kämi7536/
Qemi759/
Kymi755/
Kjmi751/
Keymist7342/
Khaemmi7330/
Keijmis7322/
Keimich739/
Kehmaih739/
Kemisch739/
Kemeich731/
Keemist731/
Kheimis731/
Kheitmi731/
Keymith731/
Keemish730/
Kemmist730/
Kamei6762,942/
Kiema6727,433/
Komai6718,109/
Kamai675,095/
Kommi673,960/
Kamoi673,886/
Kajmi673,189/
Kimhi672,877/
Kimei672,833/
Khema672,276/
Kemeh672,140/
Kemme671,571/
Kimoi671,505/
Khami671,414/
Chemi671,377/
Keema671,104/
Kemeç67991/
Kimai67933/
Kamhi67805/
Keeme67782/
Kheme67728/
Kammi67606/
Kaimi67500/
Keime67451/
Kamui67441/
Qaemi67405/
Komoi67405/
Kimmi67348/
Kuimi67334/
Komei67310/
Kemmy67253/
Koimi67240/
Hkami67239/
Kamij67233/
Keamy67221/
Kemea67188/
Kiomi67175/
Khimi67174/
Kamie67168/
Kemoa67168/
Quemi67162/
Kamih67157/
Cemmi67141/
Qesmi67137/
Komie67134/
Kemma67127/
Kemey67121/
Keama67118/
Kemhe6799/
Kimie6796/
Kieme6796/
Kemay6794/
Keima6791/
Kaami6790/
Kimui6772/
Kemyo6762/
Hkimi6751/
Cemoi6749/
Keame6740/
Kgeme6740/
Kimio6737/
Komih6735/
Kyomi6730/
Khomi6729/
Keume6729/
Kkema6728/
Kemha6724/
Kohmi6723/
Kimii6720/
Kemaa6718/
Khemmich6716/
Kymoi6716/
Keméň6714/
Kähmi6714/
Cemai6712/
Keysmith6711/
Kahmi6711/
Kemeň6710/
Kemje679/
Kemeu677/
K'Eme677/
Kiemy677/
Kaeme676/
Keyma676/
Kaîmi676/
Kaïmi676/
Kemez675/
Kimih675/
Kaymi674/
Kihmi674/
Kuymi674/
Qemhi674/
Gkema674/
Komui673/
Komhi672/
Kemee672/
Khemy672/
Koeme672/
Keyme672/
Komiň672/
Khemj672/
Kejme671/
Keamj671/
Keymmitt671/
Kimgi671/
Kimyi671/
Komij671/
Kheimeis671/
Coemi671/
Kemge671/
Kemoy671/
Keimy671/
Kjmai671/
Kkami671/
Kujmi671/
Qemai671/
Qemmi671/
Qeami671/
Gkeme671/
Kkimi671/
Ceami671/
Khemaiss671/
Kceme671/
Qeimi671/
Hkema671/
Keemy670/

Kemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺒﻰkmby-
Kemi in the Tibetan language
སྐྱིད་མི་kyimi-
Kemi in the Hindi language
केमीkemi97.67
कमीkami2.33
Kemi in the Marathi language
केमीkemi93.88
कॅमीkemi6.12
Kemi in the Oriya language
େକମିekami83.33
େକମୀekami16.67
Kemi in the Russian language
Кэмиkemi-

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