Chemsto Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemsto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chemsto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1371:21,6102,483
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771

Chemsto (583) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chemsto Demographics

Chemsto Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 43 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chemsto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chemsto is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemsto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chemsto is the 194,820th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. The last name Chemsto occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemsto live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chemsto is also the 346,663rd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 583 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,137 people, or 1 in 21,610. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 73 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 14 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Kenya Chemsto exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Chemsto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemstad7513/
Hemstad71472/
Hiemsta714/
Kemstop711/
Heimstad67252/
Kemstoch675/
Hemstadt670/
Heimstadt6353/
Heemstadt6322/
Schenstad6317/
Seimstoth631/
Zemsta62602/
Kimsto6240/
Henstad5718/
Semstad572/
Kemstach5385/
Heinstadt5086/
Schinstad5017/
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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 Chemsto
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