Kemy Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kemy Surname Definition:

From (Mac)kemmie, which see. James Kemy was one of the petitioners for the formation of the Corps of Huntly Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 5).

Kemy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Kemy (597) may also be a first name.

Kemy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From (Mac)kemmie, which see. James Kemy was one of the petitioners for the formation of the Corps of Huntly Volunteers in 1798 (Will, p. 5).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Kemy Last Name Facts

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

Kemy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﻲ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kemy is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Kemy reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kemy is also the 342,194th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 597 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 7,347,177. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Riau, where 83 percent are found and Papua, where 17 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Kemy is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found.

Kemy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kemy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kemy last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kemy surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemmy89253/
Keamy89221/
Kemey89121/
Kemay8994/
Kemyo8962/
Kiemy897/
Khemy892/
Kemiy891/
Kemyi891/
Kemoy891/
Keimy891/
Keemy890/
Khemyi80542/
Kemhay80393/
Kemaya8089/
Kemmey8070/
Kemayd8017/
Keamey808/
Keemey803/
Kiemey802/
Kemych802/
Khemmy802/
Keumay802/
Keatmy801/
Keimey801/
Kemmay801/
Kehmey801/
Khemay801/
Kheimy801/
Khemys801/
Ketmay801/
Keismy801/
Kemgey800/
Kaemyh800/
Kesmey800/
Kema757,998/
Keme754,529/
Kemi754,462/
Komy752,095/
Kamy751,120/
Kimy75340/
Cemy7522/
Kymy751/
Kjmy751/
Khemych73313/
Kehemey732/
Kemmaya731/
Khemaya731/
Keattmy730/
Kiema6727,433/
Kemei6720,340/
Kemoi673,504/
Khema672,276/
Komey672,204/
Kemeh672,140/
Kamay671,767/
Kemme671,571/
Keema671,104/
Kemeç67991/
Kamey67845/
Keeme67782/
Kheme67728/
Kiemi67616/
Khemi67472/
Keime67451/
Kemai67330/
Kamoy67247/
Kemih67246/
Kimey67231/
Komoy67202/
Kemea67188/
Kemoa67168/
Kemma67127/
Quemy67125/
Keama67118/
Kemie67110/
Kemhe6799/
Kimay6798/
Kieme6796/
Komay6794/
Keima6791/
Chemy6785/
Kaemi6781/
Kammy6765/
Kahmy6759/
Keimi6748/
Keame6740/
Kgeme6740/
Keumi6737/
Kuimy6737/
Kimmy6729/
Keume6729/
Kkema6728/
Kommy6727/
Kemio6727/
Kemha6724/
Kemmi6720/
Kemaa6718/
Kimoy6716/
Keméň6714/
Kehmi6713/
Kamøy6710/
Kemeň6710/
Komyh679/
Cemay679/
Kemje679/
Kemeu677/
K'Eme677/
Kaeme676/
Keyma676/
Kimhy676/
Khomy675/
Kemez675/
Kamuy675/
Cemey674/
Keemi674/
Gkema674/
Keami674/
Koemi673/
Cemoy673/
Keymi673/
Kemee672/
Koeme672/
Kohmy672/
Kiomy672/
Keyme672/
Kemgi672/
Kemhi672/
Khemj672/
Kejme671/
Kemiz671/
Keamj671/
Khamy671/
Kimyi671/
Cemmy671/
Kemui671/
Kemge671/
Kemij671/
Kemiš671/
Kaimy671/
Kimyo671/
Gkeme671/
Qesmy671/
Kceme671/
Kcemi671/
Ceimy671/
Kyomy671/
Hkema671/
Hkemi671/
Kheimyts671/

Kemy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﻲkmy80
ﺍﻛﻤﻲakmy20

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