Kemton Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kemton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kemton (38) may also be a first name.

Kemton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemton occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemton? popularity and diffusion

Kemton is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Kemton are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Kemton is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Kemton is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 83 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Kemton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kemton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kemton last name declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khemton9274/
Kemtonh922/
Kemtton922/
Kemthon921/
Kemtoun921/
Khemthon866/
Keamtong861/
Kamton8335/
Kimton836/
Kemtan832/
Komton832/
Kemtom831/
Keemthong8016/
Keamthong806/
Kheamtong802/
Khemtohng801/
Khemthonh801/
Kemtongue801/
Kemmthong801/
Khemmtong801/
Khamton77143/
Kamthon7750/
Kimtong7724/
Kemtoum772/
Khomton772/
Kimtton772/
Kamtoon771/
Kemtomg771/
Kemtane771/
Chemton771/
Kheamthong757/
Khamthon711,176/
Khamtoon717/
Khimtong715/
Khomthon712/
Cheamton711/
Kaimtong711/
Kamtan67182/
Kimtan6752/
Camton6719/
Comton6714/
Kimtun676/
Komtan676/
Kimtom671/
Khamthoon671/
Cimton671/

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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 Kemton
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