Keming Surname

223,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Keming Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6311:12,7341,725
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Keming (156,265) may also be a first name.

Keming Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keming is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keming? popularity and diffusion

Keming is the 223,284th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,995,365 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Keming live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Keming is also the 6,723rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 156,265 people.

Keming is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,631 people, or 1 in 12,734. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 4 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Keming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keming has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keming surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemming92438/
Kheming9215/
Kaeming925/
Keiming922/
Keuming921/
Kaemingk86322/
Kaemming8652/
Kaemingh8647/
Kemmings8616/
Khemming867/
Kemingue864/
Keatming861/
Kaming83979/
Kemink83497/
Kiming83285/
Koming83216/
Kemeng83193/
Ceming8399/
Käming8348/
Kemimg8327/
Koemng831/
Kemingová801/
Kamingh77840/
Cheming77622/
Khaming77477/
Keemink77326/
Kemmink77127/
Kamming7760/
Kemoeng7752/
Kimming7748/
Kuiming7738/
Queming7727/
Kaiming778/
Khoming778/
Komming776/
Komieng773/
Keminck771/
Kemyong771/
Kemngue771/
Keimeng771/
Keemeng771/
Kimings770/
Kamng73530/
Kimng735/
Kimmings71275/
Khamming71222/
Cheaming718/
Khaemeng717/
Kemengue717/
Cheeming714/
Khomming711/
Coming671,114/
Kimeng67733/
Komeng67692/
Cemeng67527/
Caming67252/
Khamng67223/
Kameng67163/
Ciming67127/
Kamink6737/
Qiming6733/
Kämink6722/
Kemenc6716/
Komink674/
Kominc671/
Komn'g671/
Qemeng671/
Kimink670/

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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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  • 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 Keming
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