Chebwai Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chebwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chebwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya381:1,215,26135,116

Chebwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chebwai occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chebwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chebwai is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chebwai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,215,261. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 97 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 3 percent are found.

Chebwai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chebwayi931/
Chebwa928/
Chebwi923/
Chebbai86170/
Chibwai8641/
Cheebwa8619/
Chepwai864/
Tchebwa864/
Chobwai863/
Chaebwa861/
Hebwa8325/
Chibwayi8061/
Chebbi773,200/
Chebba77821/
Chabwa77410/
Chabwi77179/
Chibwi7791/
Chibwa7779/
Kebwai7760/
Chebui7759/
Chobwa7749/
Chepwa775/
Chebwe774/
Hebbai771/
Heebwa771/
Chepwi771/
Khebwa771/
Chibwid71308/
Tshebwa71239/
Chaabwa71220/
Chopwai71129/
Hebbaji7158/
Chaebua7154/
Chebbaa7117/
Cheepwa715/
Chibwit714/
Chaibwa711/
Chepwis711/
Sebwayi711/
Tchebwe711/
Cibwayi711/
Chivwai711/
Seubwai711/
Chibweya672,403/
Hebbi67420/
Cebba67316/
Chibwaya67266/
Tshiebwa67199/
Zebwa67148/
Cebua67137/
Kebwa67111/
Hibwa6791/
Sebwa6759/
Kebwi6741/
Kuheebwa6732/
Hebba6732/
Chibwaye6724/
Chahabwa6721/
Gebwa6711/
Cebbi679/
Cheapuis678/
Jebwi676/
Cibwa674/
Hepwa672/
Chebouha672/
Cebwe671/
Cebwy671/
Chibweja671/
Zebwi671/
Shebwija671/
Ssebwaji671/
Ssebwayi671/

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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 Chebwai
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