Chemesis Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemesis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chemesis Last Name Facts

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

Chemesis is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemesis? popularity and diffusion

Chemesis is the 1,518,885th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemesis live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Chemesis is mostly concentrated in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 50 percent are found, Baringo County, where 42 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Chemesis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemesis939/
Chemeshi882/
Chiemesi881/
Chemasis881/
Chemisis881/
Chemeissa8211/
Chemese80110/
Chemise8051/
Chemesa8011/
Kemesis8010/
Hemessi805/
Chemisi804/
Chemisa804/
Hemessy802/
Jemesis802/
Gemesis802/
Khemesi802/
Hemesie801/
Shemesi801/
Chemissa75223/
Kemesies7550/
Chimeshi7526/
Chiemisa7524/
Shemezis7522/
Semetsis7514/
Chemezie7513/
Chimetsi7510/
Chimesie7510/
Kemmesis757/
Chemissi754/
Chimesse753/
Hemessey752/
Chemises752/
Chamasis751/
Hemeisey751/
Hemmessy751/
Chiemezi751/
Khemessi751/
Chemiese751/
Chemoses751/
Schemise751/
Shemeshi751/
Shimesis751/
Chemuise750/
Schemeisser741/
Chiemezie71268/
Semesi71257/
Kemmesies71146/
Hemeci7146/
Hemisi7128/
Chemaisse718/
Hemise715/
Chemaissa714/
Chemisier714/
Cemisa713/
Jemesi712/
Chemeichi711/
Hemexi711/
Hemezi711/
Chiemeizi711/
Zemesi711/
Chemechei711/
Chemesech711/
Hemese711/
Chemuissa711/
Hemesy710/
Hemissi674,166/
Chimese671,029/
Khemisi67378/
Szemesi67237/
Chimisi67113/
Chemeza6793/
Kemezis6786/
Himeshi6785/
Shemeji6773/
Khemese6762/
Semetsi6758/
Chimezi6747/
Kimesis6735/
Cesmegi6722/
Cesmeci6721/
Hemmise6719/
Shemese6719/
Gemisis6718/
Shemisa6717/
Shemesa6717/
Khemise6714/
Tsesmetsis6712/
Chimisa678/
Semezis675/
Shemegi675/
Chimesa674/
Chemize674/
Shemisi674/
Hemesha673/
Chimegi673/
Chimise673/
Jemesci672/
Siemesi672/
Semessi672/
Ceamese672/
Kemešis672/
Jemeshi671/
Cimesih671/
Semesie671/
Shemise671/
Chiemiezie671/
Gemeses671/
Hemeysa671/
Hemishi671/
Kemesys671/
Khemeci671/
Schemechei671/
Semesei671/
Semesse671/
Gemessy671/
Cemisic671/
Chemege671/
Chemeje671/
Chemeze671/
Schemischi671/
Kemmesiess671/
Hemesay670/
Hemisha670/
Hemesey670/
Hemises670/
Hemmesy670/
Hemisey670/

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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 Chemesis
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