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 surname Chemu (Hindi: चेमू, Marathi: चेमु, Oriya: େଚମୁ, Russian: Чему) is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chemu is the 360,858th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Chemu are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 467,354th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 348 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 437 people, or 1 in 121,148. In Tanzania Chemu is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
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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