Chemey Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Chemey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Chemey (39) may also be a first name.
Chemey Demographics
Chemey Political Affiliation
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Chemey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemey (Tibetan: འཆི་མེད་) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chemey.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chemey is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Chemey occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Chemey live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent given name globally, held by 39 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Chemey is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 95 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent live and Kericho County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 21 percent live.
Chemey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chemey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chemey last name grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chemey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chemey last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Chemey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning $28,102 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chemey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chemey in the Tibetan language | ||
| འཆི་མེད་ | chimé | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chemey
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