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 in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chemu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chemu is the 360,858th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Chemu live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 467,354th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 348 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 121,148. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 24 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
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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