Chemese Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chemese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chemese (20) may also be a first name.

Chemese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemese is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemese live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chemese is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa Chemese is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, North West, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 35 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Chemese Last Name Statistics demography

Chemese earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.13% less than the national average, earning R 189,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemiese931/
Chemes921,184/
Hemese921/
Chemesech881/
Chimese861,029/
Chemase86894/
Schemes86398/
Khemese8662/
Chemise8651/
Shemese8619/
Chemmes8618/
Chemesa8611/
Chemess8610/
Chemesi869/
Chemose868/
Chemest865/
Ceamese862/
Chemeis861/
Hemesie861/
Chamese861/
Chemege861/
Chemeje861/
Chemesh861/
Cheemes861/
Chomese861/
Chemeze861/
Hemesey860/
Hemes83241/
Cemes8326/
Tshemese802,969/
Chemesis80137/
Chimetse8094/
Cheimets8013/
Chemezie8013/
Chimesie8010/
Chiomese807/
Chiemeze807/
Shemetse805/
Schemies805/
Chemeche804/
Chimesse803/
Hemessey802/
Hemeseth802/
Chesmess802/
Chemeshi802/
Chemises802/
Hemeisey801/
Schemeds801/
Hemmeser801/
Schemets801/
Chomeuse801/
Chiemesi801/
Chemeget801/
Schemise801/
Shemeshe801/
Cheasmes800/
Chemuise800/
Schemeisser781/
Heimes773,127/
Hemmes771,754/
Chimes77705/
Chemis77505/
Heymes77503/
Shemes77470/
Heames77226/
Chemez77199/
Semese77137/
Kemese7791/
Chemys7786/
Cemeus7760/
Hemesh7726/
Heemes7716/
Scemes7713/
Hiemes7712/
Hemeje776/
Hemise775/
Chymes774/
Khemes773/
Chemex773/
Cesmes772/
Jemese772/
Cemeas772/
Ceemes771/
Cemmes771/
Gemese771/
Ciemes771/
Hesmes771/
Hemies770/
Hemesy770/
Hemess770/
Ceames770/
Cemesh770/
Chiemezie75268/
Chemesova7543/
Chemeissa7511/
Chemaisse758/
Chemmasse752/
Hemesheth751/
Shemeshed751/
Chemechei751/
Chiemieze751/
Tshemeshe751/
Shemesh719,472/
Chimeze711,621/
Shemeis71468/
Semetse71382/
Chemist71318/
Shemies71224/
Shemets71175/
Choimes71166/
Shemees71125/
Shemeas71123/
Chemeza7193/
Chemasi7187/
Chuimes7180/
Chemosi7145/
Semeese7141/
Shemege7137/
Schimes7121/
Hemmise7119/
Shemesa7117/
Khemesh7115/
Cheimis7115/
Khemise7114/
Hemedje7112/
Chimase7111/
Hemesis719/
Chemais718/
Chemech718/
Chomise716/
Chamose716/
Ciemies716/
Chemetz715/
Chemish715/
Khemmes715/
Hemessi715/
Chemisi714/
Chimesa714/
Chemize714/
Chemisa714/
Tsemese714/
Tshemes714/
Heemesh713/
Hemesha713/
Chemysh713/
Hemeche713/
Chaimes713/
Ciemess713/
Chamase713/
Chimise713/
Hemessy712/
Chimeje712/
Semesey712/
Kemesse712/
Tchemetche712/
Chismes712/
Czemies712/
Hemesch712/
Heamets712/
Khemesi712/
Shimese712/
Chemois712/
Caimese711/
Cesmege711/
Cemeish711/
Hehemes711/
Semesie711/
Szemese711/
Shemise711/
Khemessett711/
Kemeseh711/
Semmese711/
Chiemiezie711/
Kemesei711/
Chemmés711/
Hemaseh711/
Hemeysa711/
Schemechei711/
Semesei711/
Semesse711/
Semeuse711/
Chomose711/
Chzimes711/
Chameze711/
Csemesz711/
Chimedtsee711/
Hemeish711/
Chimyse711/
Chemaze711/
Seemese711/
Shemesi711/
Shemess711/
Hemesay710/
Heimess710/
Hemheys710/
Hemises710/
Hemmesy710/
Hemisey710/
Hemmest710/
Chimezie6727,049/
Himes6711,929/
Hymes672,723/
Jemes671,939/
Hemis671,668/
Semes67495/
Gemes67491/
Hemmesch67405/
Chemissa67223/
Cemex67139/
Cymes67137/
Cemis67109/
Hiemesch6779/
Hemez6754/
Kemesies6750/
Chimeshi6726/
Chiemisa6724/
Kemessie6723/
Hemmeger6722/
Shemezis6722/
Zemes6721/
Chimegee6719/
Chimeize6713/
Chimetsi6710/
Seametse6710/
Cimes679/
Cemesova678/
Hämes678/
Semessed677/
Chimezeh677/
Chemytsh677/
Chimezer676/
Shemmesh675/
Cemez674/
Chimezei674/
Chimezea674/
Chimesha674/
Chemashi674/
Chemissi674/
Tshimese673/
Heemesch672/
Kemescei672/
Chemizie672/
Chamessi672/
Chemosoi672/
Sheimesh672/
Kemmesey671/
Chimesch671/
Chaimise671/
Chemasay671/
Chemezoa671/
Hemaisse671/
Hemmessy671/
Cietmets671/
Khemisse671/
Kheimeis671/
Chiemezi671/
Cihmezie671/
Hémes671/
Hímes671/
Hemeş671/
Khemessi671/
Čemes671/
Semetshe671/
Tchemais671/
Chamasse671/
Chiemiss671/
Chemiche671/
Chemassi671/
Chimiesa671/
Chimezee671/
Chjmezie671/
Khemessa671/
Khemiset671/
Chemisis671/
Tshemise671/
Shemeshi671/
Shemezie671/
Chitmees671/
Kemesser670/
Hemmisey670/

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