Chekwony Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Chekwony Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 33 | 1:1,399,391 | 35,649 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Chekwony Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekwony Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekwony occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chekwony.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekwony? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chekwony is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekwony are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,399,391. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bomet County, where 85 percent live, Kericho County, where 12 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chetkwony | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chekuony | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chekwone | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chengwony | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chankwony | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chekwanyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Changkwony | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chekwane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chekwana | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chekwani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chagwony | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekwune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changwony | 71 | 3,416 | / |
| Chongwony | 71 | 178 | / |
| Chikwanyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chemkwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekwaner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwonge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Changwonyi | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Chekwony
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