Chemowo Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Chemowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 221 | 1:176,648 | 14,830 |
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
Chemowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemowo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemowo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 802,733rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemowo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 176,648. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kapchorwa District, where 71 percent are found, Kween District, where 19 percent are found and Bukwo District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemoiwo | 93 | 314 | / |
| Chemoywo | 93 | 22 | / |
| Tchemowo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chemobo | 86 | 715 | / |
| Shemowo | 86 | 19 | / |
| Chemovo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chemowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chemoiwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chemuswo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chemoywa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chemoswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chemuwot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semowo | 77 | 96 | / |
| Hemawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimowa | 71 | 3,336 | / |
| Chimawo | 71 | 269 | / |
| Chemova | 71 | 134 | / |
| Chamowa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chimuwo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chemawa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimewo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chemoba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimovo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceymowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimhowa | 67 | 196 | / |
| Chemuswa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Shemowat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchemavo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimhawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chemawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimuswo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chemowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis