Chemaly Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Aruba

Chemaly Surname User-submission:

1 - It was attributed to persons who had moved on from the extreme north of the country downwards to the Mount Lebanon area, mainly Keserwan.

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Chemaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3881:139,63316,083
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
France791:840,79499,796
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Aruba321:3,234449
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
England71:7,959,723202,100
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Chémaly (1) are calculated separately.

Chemaly (72) may also be a first name.

Chemaly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from the Arabic, شمالي, meaning 'from the north' or 'northerner'. There are two common interpretations for the family name:

1 - It was attributed to persons who had moved on from the extreme north of the country downwards to the Mount Lebanon area, mainly Keserwan. 2 - It was attributed to persons from the southern part of Lebanon who had moved north into those central Mount Lebanon areas.

- chemali

Chemaly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chemaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﺎﻟﻲ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Chémaly. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemaly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 403,615th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. Chemaly occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Chemaly are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chemaly is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 72 people.

The last name Chemaly is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 139,633. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Chemaly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chemaly last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Chemaly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.06% more than the national average, earning R 465,924 per year; in United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.77% less than the national average, earning $41,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chémaly951/
Chemalay931/
Chemaley931/
Hemaly92909/
Cemaly921/
Chemaitly881/
Chemali862,277/
Chemala86736/
Hemaily86153/
Chemale86130/
Hemaliy8629/
Hemalay867/
Khemaly861/
Hemaloy861/
Cemalay861/
Chematelly821/
Cheemala803,020/
Chemmala80493/
Chemmali80485/
Chemalla8060/
Chimalya8038/
Chemaleu8017/
Chemalle8015/
Khemaliy8012/
Chiemala808/
Chemalli806/
Chemalei804/
Chemasle803/
Chemmale802/
Chimaliy801/
Chemaala801/
Chiemale801/
Chemalie801/
Chesmali801/
Chemahli801/
Chemalee801/
Cheemali801/
Chimmaly801/
Hemmealy800/
Chemaitelly7812/
Chemaitilly787/
Hemali771,201/
Cemali77910/
Hemala77508/
Hemale77143/
Cimaly7732/
Himaly7710/
Hemoly778/
Cemala774/
Cemalj771/
Cemale771/
Khemmalay7532/
Cheumaleu7529/
Cheemalla758/
Chemmalla752/
Chemmaili751/
Chemmalli751/
Chheemala751/
Tchimaley751/
Chiemaila751/
Cheymalai751/
Chemahlee751/
Chehmalee751/
Chimala714,544/
Chimale71474/
Himalay71330/
Hemaili71273/
Heimala71230/
Khemali71226/
Chimali71167/
Ciemala7181/
Hemalia7154/
Hejmala7152/
Hemmala7149/
Ceemala7141/
Himaliy7129/
Hemmali7117/
Hemalla7115/
Chemole7115/
Khemale7110/
Himalya7110/
Chemola7110/
Himaloy718/
Chémali717/
Haimaly714/
Ceamala713/
Hemaali713/
Jemalay713/
Ciemali713/
Hemalli712/
Hemmale712/
Hemalaa711/
Hemalai711/
Hemaloi711/
Hemeily711/
Heemala711/
Hemeali711/
Chemmaleth711/
Hemaila711/
Heimale710/
Chaimala671,238/
Chimmali67504/
Chimmala67499/
Chemolli67271/
Khemmali67197/
Chaimali67174/
Hemailia67138/
Chemolle6755/
Chimalgi6752/
Chitmali6746/
Chimaila6746/
Tchemole6727/
Dzhemali6724/
Tchimale6722/
Chimalla6720/
Ciemgale6718/
Chimalli6711/
Ciemalla6711/
Chimmale678/
Khimaliy677/
Chemouli677/
Chimales675/
Chimalee675/
Cemalloa674/
Chimalia673/
Chimeala673/
Chhimala672/
Khemmale671/
Chimaala671/
Chimaali671/
Chimalaa671/
Chimhala671/
Chimhali671/
Hemalesh671/
Cimaaliy671/
Gemmaliy671/
Haimaliy671/
Chimaili671/
Chemoule671/
Hismaily671/
Khemajli671/
Csemaila671/
Chemolei671/
Chimayla671/
Khemaili671/
Chimalle671/

Chemaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chemaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻤﺎﻟﻲshmaly-

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