Kemosi Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kemosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5991:77,0957,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kemosi (144) may also be a first name.

Kemosi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemosi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemosi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,813th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kemosi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 144 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 77,095. In Kenya Kemosi is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 81 percent are found, Kisii County, where 16 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Kemosi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kemosi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemossi921/
Kemossai869/
Kemoussi862/
Kemossei861/
Keymoosi861/
Kamosi83654/
Kimosi83396/
Kemesi8383/
Kemoji8370/
Komosi8344/
Kemusi8327/
Kemasi8324/
Kemosa8320/
Kymosi8310/
Khemoussi801/
Kamoshi77239/
Khemoji7750/
Chemosi7745/
Kemassi7739/
Kimoshi7735/
Kamoosi7724/
Komosei7718/
Khamosi7714/
Kimossi7712/
Komossi7711/
Keimasi777/
Khomosi776/
Keymasi775/
Khemasi774/
Kaimosi774/
Kemessi772/
Kemochi772/
Khemesi772/
Kemmoji771/
Keamasi771/
Kimosoi771/
Komoshi771/
Kemesei771/
Kamossi771/
Kimotsi771/
Kimousi771/
Koemasi771/
Komosih771/
Kimosei771/
Kemeshi771/
Kemmasi771/
Kemouzi771/
Kemashi771/
Khemasih7149/
Khamoshi7135/
Kemessie7123/
Khemassi7110/
Khomoshi715/
Kemescei712/
Kamooshi712/
Chemosoi712/
Kemouchi712/
Khemouci711/
Keumassi711/
Khemessi711/
Kimousis711/
Gkimousi711/
Kemmassi711/
Khemmasi711/
Kimasi675,252/
Kamozi671,493/
Kamasi671,329/
Kimosa671,048/
Komasi67873/
Khamooshi67310/
Kamesi67266/
Kaimoussi67136/
Kemese6791/
Kimose6789/
Kemase6776/
Kamose6756/
Komesi6744/
Kemaji6739/
Kemasa6727/
Komose6723/
Kemezi6715/
Camosi6712/
Kemoge678/
Kimoji677/
Kemusa676/
Kymosa676/
Kemagi675/
Kemazi674/
Gkimousis674/
Kimusi673/
Komozi672/
Kimesi672/
Kheumasih671/
Kiemeushi671/
Kammoussi671/
Kimogi671/
Khemmassi671/
Kemmouchi671/
Kemuse671/
Qamosi671/
Comosi671/
Kemozy671/
Kemesy670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kemosi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis