Chemitan Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Chemitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 104 | 1:99,381 | 11,308 |
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
Chemitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chemitan is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chemitan.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemitan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemitan are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 99,381. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 99 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Chemitan exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchemitan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Cheemitan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chemittan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hemitan | 93 | 8 | / |
| Tchemitang | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shemitan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chemutan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamitan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chammitan | 82 | 20 | / |
| Chemetang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimitang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cimitan | 80 | 385 | / |
| Semitan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zemitan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chemoitong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hetmetan | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chemeton | 75 | 2 | / |
| Himittan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hemiston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hemestan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Himmitan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semaitang | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hemisston | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hemistone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semistain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaimitham | 67 | 113 | / |
| Simitan | 67 | 56 | / |
| Cimetan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zemytan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Semiton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cimitam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cimiton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kemiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemyton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chemitan
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