Kemkeng Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kemkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3361:61,8137,909
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kemkeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemkeng is found in Cameroon 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 Kemkeng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 801,116th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kemkeng are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 61,813. In Cameroon Kemkeng is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keumkeng931/
Kamkeng8666/
Kemking8629/
Kemkemg862/
Kimkeng861/
Kamkieng8024/
Khamkeng8012/
Kamkaeng804/
Chemkeng801/
Khamkaeng755/
Khomkieng754/
Khamkoeng753/
Khomkoeng751/
Kamking714/
Komking712/
Khamking67177/
Kahmking671/
Camkueng671/
Chemcheng632/
Kimcing571/
Chimking531/

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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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  • 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 Kemkeng
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