Kemaya Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kemaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kemaya (57) may also be a first name.

Kemaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemaya (Marathi: केमया) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Kemaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kemaya reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kemaya is also the 1,308,380th most common first name world-wide, held by 57 people.

The last name Kemaya is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Kemaya is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 86 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and Far North Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemayah9282/
Kemmaya921/
Khemaya921/
Kemay9194/
Kemaa9118/
Kemmayah861/
Kamaya835,584/
Kimaya831,299/
Kemaye831,108/
Komaya83686/
Kemeya83606/
Kemayi83398/
Kemhay83393/
Kemayo83259/
Kemiya8372/
Kemayd8317/
Kemayu835/
Keumay832/
Khemaa832/
Kemuya831/
Kemmay831/
Kemoya831/
Khemay831/
Cemaya831/
Ketmay831/
Kema807,998/
Kemy8060/
Keumaye775,224/
Kemayou772,438/
Komayah77127/
Kamahya7739/
Chemaya7727/
Kamayah7725/
Khamaya7719/
Khomaya7716/
Quemaya7714/
Khemaja7713/
Khemiya7711/
Kemoyau7711/
Kamhaya7710/
Kammaya7710/
Kimayah7710/
Kemeyau776/
Kaimaya774/
Kemaiyo774/
Kemuyah773/
Komayha773/
Keumayo772/
Ketmuya772/
Kemajiy771/
Kommaya771/
Kimaaya771/
Kiema7327,433/
Khema732,276/
Kamay731,767/
Keema731,104/
Kemai73330/
Kemmy73253/
Keamy73221/
Kemea73188/
Kemoa73168/
Kemma73127/
Kemey73121/
Keama73118/
Kimay7398/
Komay7394/
Keima7391/
Kemyo7362/
Kemye7356/
Kemae7337/
Kkema7328/
Kemau7324/
Kemha7324/
Cemay739/
Kimaa738/
Kiemy737/
Keyma736/
Gkema734/
Khemy732/
Kemiy731/
Kemyi731/
Kemoy731/
Keimy731/
Hkema731/
Keemy730/
Khimayah7136/
Qquemaya714/
Khammaya712/
Kemmayou712/
Ketmuhya712/
Ketmuyah712/
Chemmaya711/
Kamayowa711/
Kaymayah711/
Khemmaja711/
Keummaye711/
Kaaimaya711/
Kaimahya711/
Chehmaya711/
Khemayod711/
Kamiya6793,714/
Komiya6742,203/
Kimiya679,978/
Kamaye677,441/
Kameya676,224/
Camaya672,925/
Komeya671,860/
Kamuya671,084/
Kimuya67789/
Kimayo67563/
Kimeya67551/
Khemyi67542/
Kamoya67516/
Khemma67457/
Khemai67355/
Comaya67274/
Kimayi67268/
Kemeha67218/
Kamayu67156/
Keumai67116/
Kamayo67109/
Keamau6788/
Kemmey6770/
Chemay6760/
Kemhai6752/
Keehma6748/
Kemaji6739/
Kimoya6738/
Kemoye6736/
Kimaiy6735/
Kimaye6734/
Komaye6733/
Koimay6731/
Keimau6728/
Kheema6726/
Kamaia6722/
Kamaai6719/
Kamayé6717/
Komaia6712/
Kaemai6712/
Kaimaa6711/
Kimmay6710/
Kemahu679/
Kaimay679/
Komayo679/
Kaymay679/
Kemmai679/
Kimayu679/
Kimhay678/
Keamey678/
Kuimay678/
Kheima677/
Khamay677/
Kimaai677/
Kammay677/
Khimay676/
Komoya676/
Cimaya676/
Kemiyo675/
Khemau674/
Kommay674/
Kemeia674/
Keemey673/
Koemai673/
Kemoyo673/
Kemeyi673/
Kemeae673/
Kiemey672/
Kemych672/
Kemyia672/
Keimai672/
Kemeye672/
Kemuye672/
Khemaj672/
Quemay672/
Kemeah672/
Khemmy672/
Keumea672/
Keatmy671/
Kemuua671/
Keemoa671/
Kamayy671/
Ceamay671/
Cemeya671/
Keimey671/
Kemiye671/
Kaamay671/
Kemaajieh671/
Keamae671/
Kemeyo671/
Kemoja671/
Kemoyi671/
Kemaje671/
Kemeiy671/
Keemai671/
Keimaj671/
Kehmey671/
Kaemau671/
Komuya671/
Qamaya671/
Cemoya671/
Kheimy671/
Keimae671/
Komaai671/
Khemys671/
Kamyya671/
Komaiy671/
Kemait671/
Keismy671/
Kemgey670/
Kesmey670/

Kemaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemaya in the Marathi language
केमयाkemaya-

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