Chemeni Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chemeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 last name Chemeni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻦ, Oriya: େଚେମଣି) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chemeni live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 832,731st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 125 people.

The surname Chemeni is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Chemeni is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 59 percent reside, Centre Region, where 23 percent reside and West Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemegni9319/
Cheemeni936/
Chemenei931/
Chemini86966/
Chemene8639/
Chimeni8628/
Gcemeni861/
Khemeni861/
Chemegne80103/
Chimenyi8029/
Chimheni8019/
Chimegni8017/
Chimeeni803/
Chimmeni803/
Cheimene801/
Chemaini801/
Chemmini801/
Cheminyi801/
Kemeni77931/
Cemene7768/
Chemmeine751/
Chimene716,371/
Keumeni71779/
Chimini71358/
Gcemene7140/
Kemmeni7133/
Kesmeni7130/
Kemenip7113/
Kemenyi719/
Chemine717/
Khemini712/
Keimeni711/
Cimenei711/
Kemenis711/
Kemenie711/
Ceymini711/
Khemene711/
Quemeni711/
Keameni711/
Chimhini67369/
Chimmini6752/
Kemmegni6740/
Chimegne6732/
Chiminyi6731/
Chimhene6721/
Chimenea6713/
Quemenie678/
Cheminay676/
Cheminee673/
Kemegnie672/
Chimigni671/
Chemigne671/
Chemaine671/
Keumenie671/
Kemmeuni671/
Khaimeni671/
Kiemenij671/
Queumeni671/
Quemenyi671/

Chemeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chemeni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻤﻦshmn75
ﺷﻤﻨﻲshmny25
Chemeni in the Oriya language
େଚେମଣିecemani72.31
େଚେମଣୀecemani23.08
େଚେମଣିାଇଁecemania'im3.08
େଚମିଣୀecamini1.54

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chemeni
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