Chegem Surname
Approximately 4,467 people bear this surname
Chegem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,483 | 1:15,723 | 2,453 |
| Kenya | 1,983 | 1:23,288 | 2,644 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Chegem (1,213) may also be a first name.
Chegem Demographics
Chegem Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chegem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chegem (Russian: Чегем) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chegem is the 104,933rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,631,418 people. The last name Chegem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chegem are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 227,353rd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,213 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,483 people, or 1 in 15,723. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Moroto District, where 31 percent live, Napak District, where 23 percent live and Nakapiripirit District, where 21 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 44 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Chegem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chegem surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chegem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chegem in the Russian language | ||
| Чегем | cegem | - |
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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 Chegem
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