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 held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kemya is the 3,432,070th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Kemya are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Kemya is also the 632,267th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 205 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 79 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 14 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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