Kyem Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
England151:3,714,537119,675
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kyem (25) may also be a first name.

Kyem Last Name Facts

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

Kyem occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 701,000th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname Kyem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kyem live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kyem is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 25 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Barring Ghana this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Kyem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kyem are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Kyem earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.22% more than the national average, earning $59,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayem891,338/
Kiyem89233/
Keyem8967/
Koyem8940/
Kuyem8910/
Kyeme895/
Khyem891/
Kyiem891/
Kouyem80242/
Kayeme8038/
Hkayem8033/
Kayyem8029/
Khayem8024/
Kaiyem8022/
Kayeem8013/
Khoyem8010/
Kuyeme807/
Kaayem807/
Koyeme804/
Kayiem803/
Keuyem803/
Kayoem803/
Kihyem801/
Kiyeme801/
Keim7518,218/
Kaem7516,795/
Kiem756,976/
Keem755,414/
Keam751,071/
Keum75737/
Koem75654/
Kaym75170/
Koym75148/
Keym75136/
Kuem7551/
Kyim756/
Kejm752/
Kuym752/
Kyym751/
Qyem751/
Kyjm751/
Khayeem7314/
Kyemova732/
Kouyeme732/
Kayum6733,291/
Kayam676,014/
Kayım672,584/
Qayem672,250/
Khiem671,135/
Kiyam671,126/
Kheam67721/
Kiyemova67658/
Kayim67650/
Kayom67627/
Keime67451/
Kawem67302/
Koyam67210/
Kuehm67181/
Koyim67175/
Kıyım67148/
Kyhym67138/
Kuyim67132/
Keyam67106/
Koyom67103/
Kieme6796/
Kajem6794/
Koehm6779/
Koemm6779/
Kejem6776/
Kijem6773/
Kuyam6771/
Kayym6770/
Kauem6765/
Keihm6758/
Keyum6755/
Kaiem6755/
Khoem6748/
Keame6740/
Kheim6739/
Keyim6738/
Cayem6737/
Kehem6731/
Kayme6729/
Keume6729/
Kejam6720/
Khaem6720/
Quyem6719/
Kiyom6716/
Kaehm6716/
Keham6715/
Kejom6715/
Kiemd6711/
Kheem6710/
Kehim6710/
Kyyam676/
Keeem676/
Kowem675/
Khyim675/
Kujem675/
Kaiym674/
Kiemm674/
Keyom674/
Keaim673/
Keehm673/
Keuem673/
Kihem673/
Kouem673/
Kuemm672/
Khuem672/
Khaym672/
Kheum672/
Keyme672/
Kojem672/
Keimm671/
Kejim671/
Kejme671/
Kaemm671/
Keuhm671/
Kjeem671/
Kuyom671/
Koyme671/
Keiam671/
Kayým671/
Kayemova671/
Koiem671/
Kuyme671/
Kyiam671/
Hkjym671/
Khgem671/
Coyem670/
Keeam670/

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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 Kyem
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