Khmer Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Khmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 171 | 1:449,021 | 27,694 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Afghanistan | 135 | 1:238,172 | 4,147 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Khmer (188) may also be a first name.
Khmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khmer (Arabic: خمير, Russian: Хмер) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khmer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 635,252nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Khmer reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 188 people.
The last name Khmer is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 449,021. In Iran Khmer is mostly concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 54 percent reside, Golestan Province, where 35 percent reside and Semnan Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Iran Khmer occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 32 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 28 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khmeer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khmert | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hmer | 89 | 61 | / |
| Kmer | 89 | 31 | / |
| Hmeer | 80 | 55 | / |
| Hmmer | 80 | 43 | / |
| Khmyr | 80 | 40 | / |
| Hmerh | 80 | 21 | / |
| Khmir | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kmmer | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kmeir | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chmer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kmetr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hmier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kmeyr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kmier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khmerova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kæmmer | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hmeerh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hmeher | 73 | 1 | / |
| H'Meir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kmheer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmmier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmyr | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kmyr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qmer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cmer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kmir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmir | 67 | 2 | / |
Khmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khmer in the Russian language | ||
| Хмер | hmer | - |
| Khmer in the Arabic language | ||
| خمير | khmyr | - |
| خميري | khmyry | - |
| الخمير | alkhmyr | - |
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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 Khmer
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