Chembeni Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chembeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chembeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya721:641,38829,005
South Africa631:859,96456,669
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chembeni (11) may also be a first name.

Chembeni Last Name Facts

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

Chembeni occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chembeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Chembeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,497,948th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chembeni reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chembeni is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 89 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 6 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Chembeni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Chembeni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41% less than the national average, earning R 140,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chembene885,581/
Chembini882/
Kembeni8052/
Chimbini751,330/
Kembegni758/
Khembini753/
Chimbinyi713/
Kimbeni676,586/
Kembena6735/
Kembene677/
Kimbengi63124/
Khimbini6393/
Kimbenyi6327/
Kembenje6318/
Chimbine635/
Kembinis631/
Kimbieni631/
Chimbuinhe561/
Kimbini531,138/
Kimbene5339/
Kimbena535/
Kimveni531/
Kimbinyi50230/
Kimbenge502/
Kimbuini501/
Kembinha501/

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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 Chembeni
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