Kemeny Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Kemeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:745,80058,323
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Australia781:346,09929,260
Hungary761:129,16211,998
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Romania671:299,67027,018
England611:913,41146,955
Israel501:171,15317,369
France491:1,355,566135,191
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Chile191:927,18319,125
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Austria151:567,69652,281
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Norway91:571,36544,190
Wales81:386,81619,671
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Kemény (2,835), Kemeñy (8), Kémeny (4) & Kémény (1) are calculated separately.

Kemeny (21) may also be a first name.

Kemeny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemeny is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Kemény, Kemeñy, Kémeny or Kémény. Click here for other possible spellings of Kemeny.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemeny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 303,021st most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,820,724 people. The surname Kemeny is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kemeny reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 745,800. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Kemeny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kemeny last name are 14.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kemeny earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning 305,066 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning $53,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.92% more than the national average, earning $61,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemény942,835/
Kemeñy948/
Kémeny944/
Kemenyi929/
Kemenyo926/
Kiemeny926/
Kemeney921/
Kémény891/
Kiemeney86140/
Kemenyoh861/
Kemeni83931/
Kemena83353/
Kemene83291/
Kemenj83151/
Kemená832/
Kimeny831/
Kimenyi7718,227/
Kemenes77865/
Keumeni77779/
Kiemena77160/
Keumene7778/
Kemmene7741/
Kemmeni7733/
Kesmeni7730/
Kemmena7713/
Kemenip7713/
Kemenge779/
Keimena774/
Keminyo773/
Kemeneu772/
Kiemene772/
Kemenis771/
Keamene771/
Khemene771/
Khemeni771/
Keameni771/
Kemenie771/
Keimeni771/
Kaimenyi716,421/
Kemetner7198/
Kemmegni7140/
Kemmener7122/
Kemeness713/
Kemegnie712/
Kiemenij711/
Keumenie711/
Kemmeuni711/
Quemenyi711/
Kemenets711/
Kimena672,239/
Kimene67365/
Kemini67325/
Khemainay67293/
Kiminy67153/
Kämena67141/
Kiemeneij6779/
Cemene6768/
Kimeni6740/
Kemine6712/
Khemenets677/
Khymenyts673/
Khemmenee671/
Kemmmegne671/
Keumeneuh671/
Kemmenich671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kemeny
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