Kemu Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
India791:9,709,688189,874
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kemu (575) may also be a first name.

Kemu Last Name Facts

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

Kemu (Hindi: केमू, Marathi: केमू, Russian: Кему) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kemu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 474,683rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,336,945 people. The surname Kemu occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kemu live; 32 percent live in Central Africa and 32 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kemu is also the 349,457th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 575 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemou891,577/
Kemuś89199/
Keamu89106/
Khemu8958/
Kemau8924/
Kemmu8923/
Keemu8922/
Keimu8919/
Kaemu8915/
Kemuh899/
Kehmu898/
Kemeu897/
Kemuu895/
Koemu892/
Kemui891/
Kemup891/
Kemmou801,367/
Kiemou80158/
Kemous80139/
Kemgou8098/
Keumou8096/
Keamau8088/
Keimau8028/
Keimou8020/
Kemhus8014/
Khemud809/
Kemahu809/
Ketmut809/
Khemau804/
Keumeu803/
Kemoud802/
Kemuua801/
Keemui801/
Khemou801/
Keamou801/
Keumui801/
Kemusz801/
Kemeuh801/
Kemhou801/
Kemouh801/
Keymou801/
Keemou801/
Khemus801/
Kaemau801/
Gkemou801/
Kemohu801/
Kemout801/
Ketmud801/
Kheemu801/
Keimuz801/
Kimu7514,626/
Komu759,723/
Kamu755,569/
Cemu7511/
Qemu755/
Kymu751/
Kemouch73412/
Kemmous73141/
Kettmus7333/
Khemmou7314/
Kemouss734/
Keymouz734/
Kemmupp732/
Khemous731/
Keummou731/
Kemouhe731/
Kemmoud731/
Khemout731/
Khemaup731/
Ketmush730/
Kamau67279,115/
Kommu6746,477/
Kimeu6725,641/
Kimou675,971/
Kaimu672,289/
Kammu671,344/
Kemoo671,176/
Chemu671,003/
Khamu67791/
Kimau67489/
Kamuh67488/
Kamui67441/
Kaamu67397/
Kemoe67373/
Komau67111/
Kimui6772/
Kimuu6738/
Khomu6734/
Kyomu6720/
Kameu6716/
Khimu6715/
Komuh6715/
Kimmu6712/
Cemeu6711/
Koimu6710/
Kiomu677/
Kaymu676/
Cehmu676/
Kamuy675/
Kamhu674/
Khemoush674/
Kohmu673/
Komuu673/
Quemu673/
Komui673/
Kemmouch673/
Kuymu672/
Kajmu672/
Kimgu671/
Komeu671/
Kkamu671/
Kimhu671/
Kymuś671/
Cemou671/
Kahmu671/

Kemu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemu in the Marathi language
केमूkemu76.14
केमुkemu23.3
खेमुkhemu0.57
Kemu in the Hindi language
केमूkemu71.15
केमुkemu28.85
Kemu in the Russian language
Кемуkemu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kemu
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