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 more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemou? popularity and diffusion
Chemou is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chemou live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. Chemou is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Chemou is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 30 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 30 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.
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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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