Chemou Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Chemou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Chemou (19) may also be a first name.
Chemou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemou is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chemou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemou? popularity and diffusion
Chemou is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Chemou is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chemou live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 19 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 30 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 30 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Chemou
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