Chemene Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Chemene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chemene (99) may also be a first name.
Chemene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chemene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻦ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Chemene live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. Chemene is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 99 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Chemene is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found and West Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and Kenya, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chemene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chemene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﻦ | shmn | - |
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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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- 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 Chemene
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