Chemaswa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chemaswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Chemaswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemaswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chemaswa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemaswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemaswa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chemaswa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bugiri District, where 25 percent reside, Busia District, where 25 percent reside and Kapchorwa District, where 25 percent reside. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemaswe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimaswa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chemoswa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shemaswa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jemaswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kemaswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimoswa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemasuet | 71 | 291 | / |
| Chemoswet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimaswa | 67 | 534 | / |
| Gimaswa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kemasva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gemazwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemasvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimaswai | 63 | 11 | / |
| Kimashwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shimazwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chemosbei | 59 | 37 | / |
| Chemosvit | 59 | 2 | / |
| Chimhozwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Semazua | 53 | 79 | / |
| Chaimachuea | 53 | 57 | / |
| Kimasua | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shimazua | 50 | 29 | / |
| Chamesua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kemasuod | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chemaswa
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