Chemjor Surname

106,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemjor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chemjor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,3671:10,5751,340
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chemjor (777) may also be a first name.

Chemjor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemjor is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemjor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,612th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,662,684 people. The surname Chemjor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemjor are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 294,392nd most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 777 people.

Chemjor is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,367 people, or 1 in 10,575. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 74 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 10 percent live and Nakuru County, where 7 percent live. Besides Kenya Chemjor is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Chemjor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chemjor surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Chemjor earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemnjor9319/
Chemujor931/
Chemjore931/
Chenjor861/
Chemior861/
Chemchor802/
Heimjord801/
Chemhore801/
Cenjor77186/
Hemhor775/
Hemsor771/
Jemjor771/
Ciemior71121/
Chemhar7110/
Chenior712/
Chemsar711/
Chemyar711/
Chinjor711/
Hemhorh711/
Hemeaor711/
Chemchar67213/
Chimhore6747/
Chenhour6719/
Chemhare672/
Schemear672/
Chemkhar671/
Hienajor671/
Chemshar671/
Chegnoor671/
Chinjore671/
Chenneor671/
Scheneor671/
Schenhor670/

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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 Chemjor
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