Chemek Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Chemek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chemek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemek (Oriya: େଚେମକ) is found most in Tunisia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Chemek reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Chemek is most frequently occurring in Tunisia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 27,756. Barring Tunisia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemekh923/
Chiemek921/
Chemeuk921/
Chemeke921/
Cemek91782/
Hemek91164/
Chaemmek86148/
Chemmekh861/
Chamek83783/
Khemek83107/
Chimek8361/
Chomek8357/
Ciemek8334/
Hemeke8322/
Chemik8313/
Chymek839/
Chemex833/
Czemek831/
Hemmek831/
Csemek831/
Chemeg831/
Chemekova80575/
Chamekh773,007/
Chemikh77420/
Hemmeke77148/
Chommek77100/
Chomiek7769/
Chimeke7755/
Chemick7727/
Hemecke7722/
Chaymek7720/
Chaimek7715/
Chemegh774/
Chameck773/
Chemykh771/
Chammek771/
Tchemik771/
Hemmiek771/
Chemike771/
Chimeuk771/
Chimeck771/
Heimeke770/
Chemekkova751/
Zemek731,339/
Cimek73718/
Cymek73496/
Hömek7323/
Cemik738/
Hemik737/
Hemeg732/
Hemec731/
Hemmecke71106/
Chemkova7113/
Heimecke717/
Chameukh715/
Tchemmik715/
Tchemmeg712/
Chemique711/
Chammekh711/
Chaimeke711/
Czemeske711/
Chomik671,612/
Chamik671,465/
Ziemek67682/
Chimeg67193/
Chomyk67176/
Chimik67105/
Hemikh6748/
Czymek6745/
Czimek6729/
Chamec6724/
Chemic6721/
Zemeck6720/
Chimex6716/
Zemmek6714/
Chomeg6712/
Chemikova6712/
Chamyk6711/
Hemick6711/
Hämeke6710/
Cymmek676/
Hejmyk675/
Cemick673/
Chimec672/
Khemik672/
Zeemek672/
Chemix672/
Hymmek671/
Chemykova671/
Chamék671/
Tzemek671/
Czemik671/
Caimek671/
Hemmeg670/

Chemek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chemek in the Oriya language
େଚେମକecemaka-

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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
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  • 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 Chemek
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