Kems Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Kems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Kems (304) may also be a first name.
Kems Demographics
Average Kems Salary in
United States
$52,584 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kems Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kems (Oriya: େକମସ୍, Russian: Кемс) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kems click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kems? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kems is the 993,593rd most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kems reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kems is also the 504,994th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 304 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria Kems is most frequent in: Benue, where 22 percent reside, Plateau, where 19 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Kems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kems surname increased 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kems Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kems are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Kems earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning $52,584 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemse | 89 | 802 | / |
| Keams | 89 | 199 | / |
| Kaems | 89 | 32 | / |
| Khems | 89 | 12 | / |
| Keems | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kiems | 89 | 5 | / |
| Keims | 89 | 3 | / |
| Koems | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kemsh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kemst | 89 | 0 | / |
| Keyms | 89 | 0 | / |
| Keemss | 80 | 32 | / |
| Kaehms | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kemshe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khehms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khemse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khemss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kams | 75 | 550 | / |
| Kims | 75 | 468 | / |
| Koms | 75 | 151 | / |
| Kemz | 75 | 19 | / |
| Cems | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kyms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kemsová | 73 | 8 | / |
| Khemshe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kheemsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kheemse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemchhs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoms | 67 | 993 | / |
| Chems | 67 | 630 | / |
| Kamsh | 67 | 413 | / |
| Caems | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kimse | 67 | 46 | / |
| Khams | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kamss | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kahms | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kemce | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kähms | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kamms | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kim's | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kemze | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kyoms | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kimms | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kohms | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kemje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kymse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kamås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiemz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keemß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ceems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kam's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kem'z | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keymz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kymsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaims | 67 | 0 | / |
Kems Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kems in the Oriya language | ||
| େକମସ୍ | ekamas | - |
| Kems in the Russian language | ||
| Кемс | kems | - |
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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 Kems
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