Kemya Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kemya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
India91:85,229,487684,495
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kemya (205) may also be a first name.

Kemya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﻴﻪ, Hindi: केम्या) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kemya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kemya reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 632,267th most widespread first name on earth, held by 205 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania it is most common in: Assaba Region, where 79 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 14 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keemya916/
Keamya913/
Khemya913/
Kaemya912/
Kemyas911/
Kemyah911/
Kheemya831/
Kamya8019,582/
Kimya802,962/
Kemyo8062/
Kemia8058/
Komya8044/
Khamya731,987/
Kyomya731,550/
Kemiha731,095/
Kemeha73218/
Kemjey7314/
Chemya7311/
Kemiač737/
Kammya736/
Khimya734/
Khomya734/
Kemiah733/
Keemia733/
Kehmia733/
Kaimya732/
Keumia732/
Keimia732/
Keumja732/
Kemeah732/
Keumyo731/
Kemgia731/
Keymia731/
Kamhya731/
Kamyah731/
Kamyaa731/
Kkamya731/
Kaamya731/
Kemjad731/
Kemeoy731/
Komaiya67116/
Kemihat67101/
Khomyha6742/
Kamaiya6716/
Kamoiya6711/
Khamyha6711/
Kameiya678/
Kimaiya678/
Kimayya677/
Khemjoy676/
Khemjha675/
Kemaiyo674/
Kimyaie673/
Kimyaei673/
Kimyaee673/
Kameyya672/
Kahamya672/
Khemiat672/
Kamaaya672/
Kamuiya671/
Khemjai671/
Kamojya671/
Kismyas671/
Kehmiah671/
Kemmeah671/
Khamyah671/
Kamyaah671/
Kimaaya671/
Kimuiya671/
Komejya671/
Komayia671/
Kamayia671/
Chemyha671/

Kemya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemya in the Hindi language
केम्याkemya-
Kemya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﻴﻪkmyh66.67
ﺍﻟﻜﻤﻴﻪalkmyh16.67
ﻛﻤﻴﺎkmya16.67

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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 Kemya
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