Kemme Surname

252,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kemme Surname Definition:

Forms of Cam(m, q.v. [cp. Scot. kaim, a hill-crest or ridge (some­times fortified): Old Norse kamb-r]

Kemme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5101:157,85418,817
United States4471:810,87062,361
Netherlands2691:62,77810,793
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
France61:11,070,454349,096
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Liberia51:881,70733,815
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Kemme (162) may also be a first name.

Kemme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Forms of Cam(m, q.v. [cp. Scot. kaim, a hill-crest or ridge (some­times fortified): Old Norse kamb-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kemme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﻪ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemme? popularity and diffusion

Kemme is the 252,019th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,638,794 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kemme reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 720,105th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 162 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 157,854. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Bremen, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany Kemme is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.

Kemme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kemme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kemme surname expanded 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kemme are 17.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Kemme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning 307,344 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.1% less than the national average, earning R 40,164 per year and in United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemmey9170/
Kemmie9146/
Kemmeh9129/
Kemmee916/
Koemme915/
Kemmei915/
Kiemme911/
Kemmed911/
Keme894,529/
Kemm891,092/
Khemmes835/
Khemmee833/
Keammer832/
Kemmess831/
Kemmetz831/
Kemmeah831/
Khemmed831/
Kemmech831/
Keammee831/
Kemmeer830/
Kemei8020,340/
Kemeh802,140/
Kemeç80991/
Keeme80782/
Kheme80728/
Komme80461/
Keime80451/
Kamme80306/
Kimme80280/
Kemmy80253/
Kemea80188/
Kemma80127/
Kemey80121/
Kemie80110/
Kemhe8099/
Kieme8096/
Cemme8044/
Keame8040/
Kgeme8040/
Keume8029/
Kömme8027/
Kemmi8020/
Kemeň8010/
Khemm809/
Kemje809/
Kemeu807/
K'Eme807/
Kaeme806/
Kemez805/
Kiemm804/
Kemee802/
Koeme802/
Keyme802/
Kymme802/
Keimm801/
Kejme801/
Kemge801/
Gkeme801/
Kceme801/
Kem758,824/
Kesmez731,885/
Kämmer731,866/
Kimmey731,390/
Kommey731,112/
Khemma73457/
Kimmie73306/
Kammee73297/
Kemeha73218/
Kammei73175/
Khamme7377/
Kehmie7363/
Kommeh7329/
K'Heme7329/
Keymez7328/
Kommie7324/
Kammeh7324/
Kommee7322/
Kömmer7322/
Kemetz7319/
Chemme7318/
Ketmee7317/
Kammeu7316/
Kammie7315/
Kemeid7310/
Khemei739/
Kemmai739/
Keamey738/
Kammey738/
Khemmi738/
Kömmet738/
Kimmeh736/
Kesmee736/
Kaemmi735/
Keemey733/
Kemeer733/
Keumeu733/
Kemeae733/
Kiemey732/
Kimmee732/
Keames732/
Keemee732/
Khimme732/
Koemie732/
Kemieh732/
Khemmy732/
Kemehe732/
Keumea732/
Kommeu732/
Kemeih732/
Kemeiz732/
Kemeph731/
Keehme731/
Kheamm731/
Kimmeu731/
Keimey731/
Kiehme731/
Keymee731/
Kemmay731/
Kaimme731/
Kemeuh731/
Kemhei731/
Kemmoi731/
Kh'eme731/
Kehmey731/
Kiemei731/
Kjømme731/
Gkemes731/
Kymmei731/
Kimmea731/
Kkemei731/
Keimei731/
Kcemmi731/
Ckemei731/
Kesmed731/
Khemee731/
Kemgey730/
Keatme730/
Kesmey730/
Khem6738,629/
Kome6719,071/
Keim6718,218/
Kime6710,980/
Kema677,998/
Kame677,130/
Kiem676,976/
Keem675,414/
Ceme674,477/
Kemi674,462/
Kehm672,537/
Kimm672,504/
Keam671,071/
Khammee67993/
Keum67737/
Khommei67464/
Kyme67396/
Köme67328/
Keym67136/
Cemm6784/
Kemy6760/
Keehmer6754/
Khaemmi6730/
Keimech6727/
Kymm6724/
Kettmer6717/
Khommee6711/
Hkem678/
Qeme677/
Kethmer675/
Kkem674/
Keđemet674/
Kejm672/
Kheimeh672/
Kehemey672/
Keijmes672/
Kemeich671/
Keemeph671/
Keymech671/
Kim'mei671/
Kimmerr671/
Kemeová671/
Kemmaya671/
Keimest671/
Khemets671/
Kimmeis671/
Ckheume671/
Kcem671/
Kehemeh671/
Kahmmee671/
Kqem671/
Keameth670/
Kemmist670/
Kimmech670/

Kemme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﻪkmh-

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