Chemeni Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Chemeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chemeni (125) may also be a first name.
Chemeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chemeni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻦ, Oriya: େଚେମଣି) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemeni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Chemeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chemeni reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Chemeni is also the 832,731st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 125 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Chemeni is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 59 percent live, Centre Region, where 23 percent live and West Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemegni | 93 | 19 | / |
| Cheemeni | 93 | 6 | / |
| Chemenei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chemini | 86 | 966 | / |
| Chemene | 86 | 39 | / |
| Chimeni | 86 | 28 | / |
| Gcemeni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khemeni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chemegne | 80 | 103 | / |
| Chimenyi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Chimheni | 80 | 19 | / |
| Chimegni | 80 | 17 | / |
| Chimeeni | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chimmeni | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cheimene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chemaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chemmini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheminyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kemeni | 77 | 931 | / |
| Cemene | 77 | 68 | / |
| Chemmeine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimene | 71 | 6,371 | / |
| Keumeni | 71 | 779 | / |
| Chimini | 71 | 358 | / |
| Gcemene | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kemmeni | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kesmeni | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kemenip | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kemenyi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chemine | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khemini | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keimeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimenei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemenis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceymini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khemene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quemeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keameni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimhini | 67 | 369 | / |
| Chimmini | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kemmegni | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chimegne | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chiminyi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chimhene | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chimenea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Quemenie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cheminay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheminee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kemegnie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimigni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemigne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keumenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemmeuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaimeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiemenij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queumeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quemenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
Chemeni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chemeni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﻦ | shmn | 75 |
| ﺷﻤﻨﻲ | shmny | 25 |
| Chemeni in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚେମଣି | ecemani | 72.31 |
| େଚେମଣୀ | ecemani | 23.08 |
| େଚେମଣିାଇଁ | ecemania'im | 3.08 |
| େଚମିଣୀ | ecamini | 1.54 |
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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 Chemeni
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