Chemei Surname
Approximately 632 people bear this surname
Chemei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 417 | 1:110,743 | 9,462 |
| Uganda | 196 | 1:199,180 | 16,019 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chemei (153) may also be a first name.
Chemei Demographics
Chemei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chemei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemei (Marathi: चेमेई, Oriya: େଚେମଇ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 515,938th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name Chemei occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chemei are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 153 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 110,743. In Kenya Chemei is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 37 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 20 percent reside and Nandi County, where 18 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Chemei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chemei last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chemei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chemei in the Marathi language | ||
| चेमेई | ceme'i | - |
| Chemei in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚେମଇ | ecema'i | 94.55 |
| େଚେମଈ | ecema'i | 5.45 |
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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 Chemei
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