Chemtingen Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chemtingen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chemtingen 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
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chemtingen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chemtingen occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chemtingen? popularity and diffusion

Chemtingen is the 1,691,963rd most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Chemtingen occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chemtingen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 401,564. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

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
Hintingin634/
Kamtengeni60501/
Gumdangen533/
Khamtongin501/

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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 Chemtingen
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