Pkemoi Surname

69,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Pkemoi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pkemoi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,9431:6,651889
Uganda1451:269,23619,482
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Pkemoi (1,823) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Pkemoi Demographics

Pkemoi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 125 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Pkemoi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pkemoi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pkemoi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,813th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,028,008 people. Pkemoi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pkemoi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 178,740th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 1,823 people.

The last name Pkemoi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 6,943 people, or 1 in 6,651. In Kenya Pkemoi is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 93 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent reside and Baringo County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Pkemoi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
P'Kemoi921/
Pkemei831,663/
Pkomoi83254/
Pkemoy831/
Pkeumie771/
Pkami732/
Pkomo731/
Pkema731/
Pkemer674/
Pkamei671/
Pkomei671/
Pkama553/
Pcimi551/
Bkomo551/
Bkimi551/
Pkame551/
Bkami551/
Bkemed5010/
Bkamhi505/
Bkkami501/
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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 Pkemoi
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