Chemu Surname
Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname
Chemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 437 | 1:121,148 | 11,507 |
| Thailand | 399 | 1:177,038 | 28,720 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Chemu (348) may also be a first name.
Chemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chemu (Hindi: चेमू, Marathi: चेमु, Oriya: େଚମୁ, Russian: Чему) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chemu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 360,858th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Chemu live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chemu is also the 467,354th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 348 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 121,148. In Tanzania Chemu is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 24 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chemu in the Hindi language | ||
| चेमू | cemu | - |
| Chemu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚମୁ | ecamu | 93.02 |
| େଡମୁ | edamu | 2.33 |
| େଚମୂ | ecamu | 2.33 |
| େଚମୁଳା | ecamula | 2.33 |
| Chemu in the Marathi language | ||
| चेमु | cemu | 75 |
| चेमू | cemu | 25 |
| Chemu in the Russian language | ||
| Чему | cemu | - |
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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 Chemu
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