Keyem Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Keyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Keyem (22) may also be a first name.

Keyem Last Name Facts

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

Keyem is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keyem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Keyem are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Keyem is most common in: Centre Region, where 71 percent live, West Region, where 23 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keem895,414/
Kyem89420/
Keym89136/
Kayem801,338/
Kiyem80233/
Keyam80106/
Kejem8076/
Keyum8055/
Koyem8040/
Keyim8038/
Kuyem8010/
Kheem8010/
Keyom804/
Keuem803/
Keyme802/
Kyiem801/
Khyem801/
Keeam800/
Kouyem73242/
Kayeme7338/
Hkayem7333/
Khayem7324/
Keyame7318/
Kajeem7317/
Kheyam7316/
Kayeem7313/
Keyoum7313/
Ceeyem7312/
Keiyom7312/
Keghem7311/
Khoyem7310/
Kuyeme737/
Keeham735/
Keyoom735/
Koyeme734/
Keejam733/
Kayiem733/
Kayoem733/
Cheyem732/
Hkeemh731/
Kaieem731/
Kiyeme731/
Kihyem731/
Keyime731/
Keyham731/
Kheeam731/
Hkkeem731/
Kejiem731/
Keim6718,218/
Kaem6716,795/
Kiem676,976/
Keam671,071/
Keum67737/
Koem67654/
Kaym67170/
Koym67148/
Kuem6751/
Khayeem6714/
Khajeem677/
Kouyeme672/
Kuym672/
Kejm672/
Qeym671/
Keyoume671/
Kheyoum671/

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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 Keyem
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